Canadian Housing Starts (December 2025)

Canadian housing starts increased 11 per cent from the previous month, totaling 282,439 units in December at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 21 per cent from the same month last year (SAAR).  In areas with 10,000 or more residents, single-detached housing starts decreased by

Another Year, No Action: Foreign Buyer Ban Continues to Leave BC Ski Areas Out in the Cold

The Association of Interior REALTORS® (AOIR), in partnership with the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), is renewing calls for the federal government to exempt several major ski resort communities in the province from 2022’s Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-C

Canadian Inflation (December 2025)

Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, following the 2.2 per cent increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.3 per cent in December, equivalent to a 3.7 per cent increase on an annua