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RBC Takes the Plunge; Rate War Coming?

While the big lenders were hesitant to pass on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut last week, this week there’s talk of a price war, with Royal Bank of Canada being the first to take the plunge.

Finance Minister will not interfere

Despite the Bank of Canada's announced rate cut, Finance Minister Joe Oliver has said he will not interfere with the housing market or force banks to lower their interest rates.

Vancouver sets new record for high-end sales

Vancouver hit a new record for high end sales in 2014.

Vancouver is second most unaffordable market in the world

Vancouver has been identified as one of the most unaffordable cities in the world in a study of major property markets.

Single-family home prices drop in almost half of cities

The latest Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index revealed a slight drop in Canada's house prices last December. Repeat sales of single-family homes also slipped by 0.2 per cent from the month earlier.

10 Fast and Effective Ways to Get Out of Debt

TimeToImproveCreditA report from the Globe and Mail revealed that the number one financial resolution is paying off debt. While many people would love to simply pay their bills and be debt free, that's not often the case.

LNG fuels housing price boom in northwestern B.C.

The possibility of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) has fueled excitement in three resource-dependent communities in northwestern British Columbia, sending prices for single-family detached homes soaring.

With assessed values for detached houses having more than doubled in Kitimat over a three-year period, this increase arose during the expansion of Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminum smelter and speculation about LNG projects.