Arete Venture Capital Corp.

06/04/2024

Did you know that the top 10 per cent earners in Canada, about 2.93 million individuals, had an average income of $190,000 and paid 54.4 per cent of the total tax!!! Canada has a lot of work to do!

The capital gains inclusion rate increase impacts much more than the rich, writes Kim Moody. Read more.

04/05/2024

The latest report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is forecasting record high housing prices and low vacancy rates as supply fails to meet demand across the country.

12/20/2023

Residential mortgage market share by big banks

11/24/2023

CMHC says Canada needs to build millions of homes to restore affordability

08/11/2023

https://leaderpost.com/real-estate/canada-aims-homes-affordable-without-crushing-prices

Canada’s housing minister has a message for homeowners as it seeks affordable housing: it doesn’t want to drive down prices. Read on.

03/28/2023

On Monday, the Government of Canada announced four amendments to the foreign buyer ban, which are effective immediately.

03/23/2023

Canada’s population grew 2.7% in 2022, the fastest expansion among advanced economies and on par with many African nations.

02/16/2023

Canada needs to step up its game by proactively investing in infrastructure and reducing bureaucracy and red tape. We need a forward-looking government that aims at wealth creation for our nation not artificial brakes and taxing the middle-class.

Canada must immediately boost housing starts by 50% to keep fundamental demand for housing from racing ahead of supply. Read on.

01/11/2023

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Investment in multi-family rental properties are expected to remain strong in 2023, after a year where the average national return was 7.4%.

12/13/2022

https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/blog/2023-economic-outlook-cause-caution-not-alarm

2023 will be marked by an economic slowdown and a lot of uncertainty, but the economy could avoid a recession. Learn more.

12/08/2022

Here's some unexpected news: the price of rent actually went down in December, dipping slightly for the first time in months.

12/07/2022

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates aggressively for a sixth straight time, while opening the door to pausing its hiking cycle.