Existing home sales fell 11 per cent between June and July, 31 per cent year over year, the Conference Board of Canada reported in a release late last week.

The Canadian housing market is poised to strengthen after a brief slowdown, according to CIBC chief executive Gerry McCaughey.

Residential sales in Alberta declined at a higher rate on a year-over-year basis during July than the rest of the country, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Five of Canada's major banks reduced many of their posted mortgage rates by one-tenth of a percentage point, effective today.

July's seasonally adjusted national home sales activity on the Multiple Listing Service decreased 6.8 per cent from June due largely in part to British Columbia and Ontario.

CIBC predicts Canadian overnight rates will not exceed two per cent next year

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada released four new worksheets today providing tips for first-time homebuyers on how to find a mortgage that works for them in the midst of a complicated and constantly changing market.

Owning a home in Canada, except in Alberta, has become even more expensive, according to the latest housing report just release by RBC Economics Research.

With people banking on the main interest rate going up in June, it seems like a good time to for homeowners to lock in their fixed-rate mortgages.

A new website may lower real estate agents' commissions but improve consumers' choices when finding an agent, The Vancouver Sun reports.

New condo sales in the fourth quarter increase 36 per cent

As was widely expected, the Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight lending rate steady at 0.25 per cent

A growing number of Canadians are opting to use mortgage brokers instead of going to the bank branch

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area are up, TREB

Strong demand in the second half of 2009, especially in the fourth quarter when sales activity increased 59 per cent, pushed annual sales above 2008 levels