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cost of living
Will sky-high rates lead to a price break for first-time home buyers?
Robert McLister
international business
China eases some borrowing rules to aid home buyers
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, is pictured in Beijing, China, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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The problems with the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
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canada
Evening Update: MP Chong says CSIS informed PM’s national-security adviser of targeting by China
Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
economy
Why a program for first-time home buyers fizzled in Toronto and Vancouver
The downtown skyline is seen at sunset in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
taxes
Six notable changes to taxes this year
young money
Tips for first-time home buyers as affordability in Canada continues to deteriorate
A for sale sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday, April 9, 2017. The Canadian Real Estate Association is cutting its forecast for home sales this year and lowering its expectations for price growth. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
u.s. business
U.S. home builder sentiment falls for ninth straight month in September
FILE - A worker toils on a new home under construction on Aug. 30, 2018, in Denver. The U.S. housing market has gone from red-hot to decidedly tepid since the spring, though you wouldn’t know it by this summer's sharp rebound in homebuilder's stocks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
report on business
Canada’s investment industry pushes for more details on planned tax-free savings accounts for first-time home buyers
A for sale sign outside Joe and Jackie Dookie Bradford home is photographed on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The couple is moving to North Bay to escape the high real estate prices in the city. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
opinion
The new federal First Home Savings Account is the only savings program that is truly tax-free
Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
analysis
Tax and Spend: The federal Liberals downsize their housing plans
Patrick Brethour
tax matters
New Tax-Free First Home Savings Account provides flexibility
New homes are built in a housing construction development in the west-end of Ottawa on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Ontario Real Estate Association says London broker Stacey Evoy is its new president. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
carrick on money
A car-buying strategy for young adults in a time of expensive gasoline
Rob Carrick
carrick on money
For those about to buy a house, we salute you
Rob Carrick
report on business
Growth in residential real estate investing spreads to smaller markets
A for sale sign outside a home indicates that it has been sold, in Ottawa, on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
vancouver real estate
Gentle density on single-family lots helps first-time buyers get into Vancouver’s housing market
Hudson 8 renderings. A Vancouver infill project on a quiet street in the South Granville Marpole illustrates the potential for densifying single-family lots, which has become a hot topic in the last year. Instead of building another monster house on the 21,000-square-foot lot at 1312 W. 57th Ave. in Vancouver, the developers saved a handsome character house and turned it into eight strata homes with potential for two rental suites.
opinion
A home buyer’s guide to managing the cost of improvements to fight climate change
Rob Carrick
featured reports
Stress Test French transcript: Is a hot housing market pricing Canadians out of their small towns?
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.
featured reports
Stress Test transcript: Is a hot housing market pricing Canadians out of their small towns?
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.
opinion
These numbers show how the wealth of your parents is a deal-breaker for first-time home buyers
Rob Carrick
u.s. business
Labour, building material shortages depress U.S. single-family housing starts
In this June 24, 2021 photo, lumber is piled at a housing construction site in Middleton, Mass. Rising costs and shortages of building materials and labor are rippling across the homebuilding industry, which accounted for nearly 12% of all U.S. home sales in July. Construction delays are common, prompting many builders to pump the brakes on the number of new homes they put up for sale. As building a new home gets more expensive, some of those costs are passed along to buyers. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
the next move
First-time buyers escape to small towns in search of affordable housing
Done Deal, 20818 McDougald Road, Summerland, B.C.
canada
Why the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive is struggling to gain traction
A new home is displayed for sale in a new housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
taxes
Detailed vs. flat rate: New way to claim work-from-home costs gives workers options
Working from home.
carrick on money
TFSA or RRSP: Which should a 27-year-old homebuyer use for the down payment?
Rob Carrick