CANADIAN REAL ESTATE MARKET RELATIVELY RESILIENT DURING FIRST QUARTER
Only modest house price declines despite predictions of double digit depreciation
Consistent with current economic trends, Canadian residential real estate prices declined during the first quarter, according to a quarterly House Price Survey released today by Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. As the market correction unfolds, [...]

An alternative to rooming houses on infill lots provides privacy and independence
Working with data from the 2001 Census, the City of Winnipeg identified its Spence and Centennial neighbourhoods as areas for major improvement: they have high proportions of one-person households and low-income households. There was a clear need for affordable housing—and the City had several [...]

Together, a rural community answers a need for affordable housing and support
In Steinbach, Man., a rural community about an hour’s drive from Winnipeg, economic growth has attracted more people and driven real estate prices up by 8-10% annually. Many lower-income singles and families in the area, says Guiseppe Strazzeri, are unable to find adequate and [...]