Since the 1950s, predatory land contracts have targeted Black homeowners. Sonja Bonnett became a housing activist after a land contract led to a foreclosure. RELATED: […]
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GTA home sales down 47 per cent from last year
Home prices are falling in the grater Toronto area. CTV's Akshay Tandon reports. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: Connect with CTV News: […]
Continue readingCould efforts to lower inflation trigger a recession in Canada? An economist weighs in
Centre for Policy Alternatives Senior Economist Sheila Block says increased interest rates could trigger a recession in the next six to eight months. Subscribe to […]
Continue readingReal estate in Canada: 45% intended to rely on home sale to fund retirement | New survey
Akshay Tandon discusses a new survey showing many Canadians are concerned about their retirement plans as inflation and housing costs rise. Subscribe to CTV News […]
Continue readingCanada’s housing market will cool, not collapse: economist
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is warning that a correction in housing prices could be coming soon, but the chief economist and strategist of […]
Continue readingIs ‘shrinkflation’ just price gouging by a different name?
University of Winnipeg economics professor Phil Cyrenne says 'shrinkflation' is caused by retailers not wanting to be seen as price gouging. Subscribe to CTV News […]
Continue readingThis Sask. home is made from 600,000 plastic bottles
A Canadian company is recycling hundreds of thousands of bottles into building materials. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: Connect with CTV News: […]
Continue readingMohawk women build tiny homes for those fleeing domestic violence
Tammy McGuire and Kylea Smart participated in a government program aimed at training women in carpentry and other trades. With the help of three other […]
Continue readingBrutally honest listing for dilapidated N.S. home goes viral, sells in a day
A property in N.S. didn’t emphasize its curb appeal. In fact, it did its best to get buyers to run the other way. Still, it […]
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