1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (855+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• July 12, 2026• 10:07 AM• Mortgage Strategies • Views: 0 Reverse mortgages were at one time considered the Wild West of financial products, associated with aggressive and even predatory sales tactics targeting seniors in the United States. Fairly or not,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (204+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• July 10, 2026• 8:21 AM• Real Estate • Views: 56 A new report says Canada’s commercial real estate sector is seeing strong demand for downtown office space alongside shrinking industrial supply. Colliers Canada’s second-quarter market outlook, released Wednesday, says the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (340+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• July 8, 2026• 10:48 AM• Real Estate • Views: 25 Asking rents in Canada continued to sink lower last month compared with a year ago, with a new report pegging the average cost at $2,033 for June. That’s down 4.3% from June…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (370+ words) Written by CMT Team• June 29, 2026• 10:18 AM• Government and Regulation • Views: 0 Households could receive no-cost upgrades such as heat pumps, insulation and air sealing under an affordability-focused reboot of Ottawa’s greener homes program. Ottawa is set to relaunch its federal green…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (167+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• June 9, 2026• 12:09 PM• Regional • Views: 9 A housing advocate has entered the Ontario Liberal Party leadership race. Eric Lombardi says he will focus on improving the economy to pay for better education and health-care systems. The engineering…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (571+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• May 14, 2026• 8:11 AM• Real Estate • Views: 131 The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell compared with a year ago as the average sale price climbed. The organization said home sales in April totalled…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (404+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• May 5, 2026• 10:29 AM• Mortgage Industry News, Regional • Views: 2 New Brunswick’s Opposition leader says he’s expecting the governing Liberals to release their long-awaited overhaul to the system that sets property taxes, which have jumped sharply in recent…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (765+ words) Written by The Canadian Press• April 30, 2026• 8:39 AM• Real Estate • Views: 19 A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people’s health, safety and rights…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (321+ words) Written by CMT Team• April 15, 2026• 10:01 PM• Mortgage Industry News • Views: 2,954 New modelling suggests thousands of additional housing starts would be needed each year to offset demand-side support Canada’s housing agency is warning that policies aimed at helping buyers could end…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (457+ words) Written by CMT Team• April 18, 2026• 10:16 AM• Regional • Views: 0 New refundable tax credit of up to $5,875 aims to ease upfront costs, though impact on affordability may be limited. First-time homebuyers in Quebec will soon see some relief on one of the…...