January 2024

Interest rate to remain at five per cent

Posted on Jan 24, 2024

The Bank of Canada, as widely expected by financial experts, is holding the line on interest rates. The overnight rate will remain at five per cent, at least until the Bank's next scheduled announcement on March 6. In doing so, the Bank said that “global economic growth continues to slow, with inflation easing gradually across most economies.”
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Buyers-to-be watching, awaiting 2024 stability

Posted on Jan 21, 2024

There are signs that 2024 is going to bring home buyers out of the woodwork in significant numbers…once they have a better handle on where home prices and interest rates are going to settle. In other words, stability in both categories could be the trigger for buyers.
That’s the headline coming from an online survey — called 2024 Homebuyer Intention...

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Contractors anticipating busy year in 2024

Posted on Jan 14, 2024

Among the growing number of more promising outlooks for real estate this year is one from the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association. A story in Business In Vancouver reports that results of an annual survey showed that ICBA members anticipate that 2024 will be a better year than expected.
Seven of every eight contractors expect to be as...

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