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When you’re admiring a marshmallow roasted to gooey perfection in front of a crackling campfire or sitting on a dock in the thralls of yet another firey orange sunset, it’s easy to wonder why you shouldn’t buy a cottage of your own, so you can fill up your memory with more of the joyous moments…

Diving into the hunt for a new home can be a bit daunting. Buying a house is a big deal—not only does it come with a hefty price tag, but it’s also a decision you’ll live with for a long time. You definitely want to end up feeling happy with your choice. Picking out a…

Whether you are increasing your family size or desiring to flee the city, there are many reasons why households typically uproot their households. But this also leads to another interesting question: What should you do with your current home? For some, the answer is simple: sell it and move on. For others, households might want…

So, you’ve reached that point where the kids have all grown up and moved out, and you’re finding yourself with a bit more space and freedom than before. It’s quite a milestone, isn’t it? Many folks in your shoes start thinking about what’s next and how to make the most of this new chapter. You’re…

The mortgage market is expected to have reached its peak. A chorus of economists, industry experts, and market watchers believe that the Bank of Canada (BoC) will cut interest rates this year, allowing the conventional five-year fixed-rate mortgage to ease toward four percent, down from the six percent the Canadian economy has witnessed in the…

2024 Ottawa Commercial Real Estate Trends While stability characterized first-quarter activity in the Ottawa commercial real estate market this year, improvement has been noted in the second quarter as investor appetite for commercial properties grows, according to the RE/MAX 2024 Commercial Real Estate Report. Industrial continues to be the city’s top-performing asset class, with demand…

2024 Halifax Commercial Real Estate Trends Interprovincial and foreign investors continue to play a substantial role in the Halifax commercial real estate market, sparking demand for the city’s industrial, multi-family, retail and to a lesser extent, office properties in the first quarter of the year, according to the RE/MAX 2024 Commercial Real Estate Report. The…

2024 Saskatoon Commercial Real Estate Trends The Saskatoon commercial real estate market continued to experience strong demand for multiple asset classes in the first quarter of 2024, with transaction volume for existing businesses, hotels and farmland on the upswing as local and interprovincial investors enter the market, according to the RE/MAX 2024 Commercial Real Estate…

2024 Edmonton Commercial Real Estate Trends Unprecedented immigration and interprovincial migration into the province have contributed to a strong economic performance over the past year, underpinning vigorous commercial expansion in both the multi-family and industrial asset classes throughout Edmonton and the surrounding areas, according to the RE/MAX 2024 Commercial Real Estate Report. Demand for rental…

Bank of Canada Drops Interest Rate at 4.75% In a widely expected and long awaited move, the Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, to 4.75%. This is the first sign of interest rate relief in four years for financially stretched Canadians, due to cooling inflation and weaker-then-expected economic…