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Can this couple afford to spend more and still help their kids buy a home? Plus, five RRSP transfers that make tax sense
January 17th, 2025. Duane Cole/The Globe and Mail
Potential impact of Trump policies raised inflation concerns at U.S. Federal Reserve, minutes show
FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
done deal
Buyers pay $206,000 over asking to outdo rivals for east-end semi
Done deal, 1716 Dundas St., E., Toronto
podcast
Feeling behind? Why your parent’s financial timeline won’t work for you
Podcast
Introducing a new podcast from The Globe and Mail that delves into the topics impacting the wallets of Canadians between the ages of 20 and 40.
the next move
With politics in flux, some home buyers see an opportunity
Carolyn Ireland
Competition Bureau probes real estate companies’ use of software to help set rents
A rental sign is seen outside a building in Ottawa, Thursday, April 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Higher energy prices offset GST break as Canada’s annual inflation rate rises to 1.9%
FILE PHOTO: A fuel pump is seen in a car at a gas station in Toronto April 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
Canadian home sales dented by tariff worries in January as listings surge, CREA says
Greater Toronto home sales soared 37 per cent last month compared with the same month a year ago as lower borrowing costs associated with fixed-rate mortgages lured some buyers back to the market. A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
rob magazine
Five things we learned about bond markets under Trump from Franklin Templeton’s Darcy Briggs
Bay Street in Toronto's financial district is shown on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
done deal
North York bungalow semi sells for $103,000 under asking
Done Deal, 152 Pineway Blvd., Toronto
podcast
Is expropriation the solution to a housing crisis? The majority of Berliners think so
Podcast
Canada’s annual inflation rate in January rises slightly to 1.9%, core measures also up
TORONTO, ONTARIO - FEBRUARY 03: Nora Cullen shops in a grocery store on February 03, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. People in Canada are facing the prospect of higher grocery prices due to the trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump initiated. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs and product embargos after Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Are land trusts the future of Canadian housing?
Five takeaways from the final Ontario election debate
Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, left to right, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford, and Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles pose for a photo before the Ontario Leaders' debate at CBC's Broadcast Centre, in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Housing starts up 3% in January, but trade risks add ‘significant uncertainty,’ CMHC says
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January rose three per cent compared with December, helped by strength in multi-unit starts in Quebec and B.C.A worker is seen working on a construction project in Vancouver, Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Chrystia Freeland’s housing plan ties immigration to supply, cuts development charges
<p>Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, makes her way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</p>
done deal
Buyer cuts $699,800 from price of luxury double loft
Done Deal, 90 Sumach St., No. 304-305, Toronto
Ontario party leaders talk affordability in provincial election debate
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, left to right, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford and Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner take part in the Ontario election debate in North Bay, Ont., Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gino Donato
done deal
Price of newer semi outside Calgary slashed weekly to sell
Done Deal, 84 Sundown Manor, Cochrane, Alta.
Doug Ford made several promises on housing. Critics say he ‘ripped up’ rules with few results
A row of houses under construction is seen in a housing development in Alliston, Ontario, north of Toronto, January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Cole Burston
Five key takeaways from the first Ontario election debate
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, left to right, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, moderator CBC Radio Morning North host Markus Schwabe, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford and Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner take part in the Ontario election debate in North Bay on Friday February 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gino Donato
City of Toronto asks builder of tiny homeless shelters to remove them from park
Samu Nauel, a Hungarian refugee, poses for a photo outside his tiny shelter, last month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sharif Hassan
Vancouver mayor’s moratorium on supportive housing could backfire, advocates say
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns<p></p>
First Ontario election debate sees Doug Ford’s record on housing come under fire
A composite image made from four file photographs show, from left to right, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025; Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025; Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles in Sudbury, Ont., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025; and Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young, AP-Ben Curtis, Gino Donato
done deal
‘Spectacular’ Mayne Island home sells quickly
Done Deal, 371 Wood Dale Drive, Mayne Island, BC
U.S. retail sales plunge in January as consumers pull back after busy holiday season
FILE - People shop for Black Friday deals at a Walmart store in Rochester, New York on Friday, November 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Toronto housing market nervous after tariff threats, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 128 Pears Ave., unit 501, Toronto
opinion
Ontario leaders underwhelm as tariffs loom
The Editorial Board
How to live with your partner after you break up
Graham Isador
Fed may only nuance much-maligned ‘averaging’ strategy
Mike Dolan
Why forecasters stand firm on shifting economic sands
Jamie McGeever
Real estate sales across B.C. off to a stronger start in January 2025
A real estate sold sign is shown outside a house in Vancouver, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Want to own a ski hill? The Newfoundland and Labrador government has one for sale
Volunteers carry a welcome to Canada Games sign at Marble Mountain Ski Resort in Corner Brook, N.L., Feb.19, 1999. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
New public housing units to nearly double across Nova Scotia under province’s capital plan
John Lohr, then-housing minister for Nova Scotia, speaks to reporters after a meeting with his Atlantic provincial counterparts and federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser in Halifax, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
done deal
Sale of home near Wanless Park cut short by bully offer
Done Deal, 208 Glenforest Rd., Toronto
Fed seen on hold until September, with rising bets on earlier rate cut
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress," at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 11, 2025.