Inflation sets fresh three decade high at 6.8% in April with little sign of cooling
Posted: May 21st, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – The cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher to help push the annual inflation rate to a fresh three-decade high in April and economists warn prices could continue to heat[...]
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Hot housing market drives 2021 economic growth
Posted: Mar 2nd, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe country’s hot housing market drove economic growth last year as the economy ended 2021 on a high note, eking out a gain to start 2022, and giving more ammunition to a central bank set[...]
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Affordable housing, proximity to nature draws more Canadians to smaller urban centres
Posted: Feb 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsThe Town of Tillsonburg, Ontario (Photo source: hometownhockey.com) TORONTO – Last February, Audrey Eldaoud and Robert Mawe set out to find a single-family home where they could put down roots. With jobs that became permanently[...]
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New home prices increase nationally in October
Posted: Nov 20th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAccording to the Statistics Canada ‘New Housing Price Index, October 2021’, new home prices increased 0.9% in October nationally, slightly higher than the rise observed over the past four months. Prices were up in 15 of the 27 census metropolitan[...]
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