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Affordability levels in Manitoba remained in line with the long term averages, as provincial real estate activity picked up over the remaining months of 2009 according to the latest report released by RBC Economics.
The RBC Affordability measures for Manitoba, which capture the proportion of pre-tax household income needed to service the costs of owning a [...]
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According to the latest housing report released by RBC Economics shows that the rebound in Saskatchewan’s housing resale market has slowed down since 2009, which has in turn limited price increases and improved affordability in the province in the 4th quarter of 2009.
RBC Housing Affordability measure captures the proportion of pre-tax household income that is [...]
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According to the latest RBC Economics report, housing affordability improved in Alberta in the fourth quarter of 2009 throughout the slower economic recovery, compared to other regions across the country.
Robert Hogue, senior economist at RBC noted that the downturn in the housing market has created large surplus homes available for sale. This has been holding [...]
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Homeownership costs have increased slightly in Canada across all housing segments in the closing months of 2009, according to the latest housing report released today by RBC Economics.
RBC Housing Affordability measure captures the proportion of pre-tax household income that is needed to service the costs of owning a home.
In the 4th month of 2009, measures [...]
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Homeownership costs have increased slightly in Canada across all housing segments in the closing months of 2009, according to the latest housing report released today by RBC Economics.
It can be expected that real estate markets in British Columbia and Ontario should see a further boost in demand prior to the introduction of the harmonized sales [...]
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A recent Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) poll showed that homebuying momentum in Canada continues to gain momentum with the portion of Canadians who are likely to purchase a home within the next two years rising to 10%.
This data is according to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Study; it shows that younger Canadians, aged 18-24 [...]
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New research by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) suggests that recession weary Canadians are divided on the future of the country’s economy; however there is much more hope for the year ahead.
According to the data, 60% of people across Canada feel that the national economy will improve in 2010 after 2009 being spent in [...]
