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May retail sales down 1.1% to $69.2 billion

July 24, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but ‘worst-case’ less likely: BoC survey

July 21, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC

July 17, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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CREA cuts 2025 forecast again, but points to home sales rebound

July 15, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers

July 10, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Rents easing across most major markets but many tenants not feeling relief: CMHC

July 8, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Home construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC

June 19, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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May home sales down 4.3% from year ago, but activity up month-over-month

June 16, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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‘An underlying epidemic’: Elder financial abuse on the rise as population ages

June 12, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Average asking rents fall annually for eighth straight month: report

June 9, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Canada ‘not out of the woods’ yet after court rules against some of Trump’s tariffs

May 29, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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Tariffs, economic uncertainty chilling cottage housing market, report says

May 19, 2025 Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
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