• Investors took a bigger chunk of housing market during the pandemic, data shows,Clarrie Feinstein Business Reporter

    Investors took a bigger chunk of housing market during the pandemic, data shows

    Investors own 30 per cent of Canada’s housing stock, up from 20 per cent in 2020, Bank of Canada says.

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  • Bank of Canada is bleeding the economy, just like 19th-century doctors bled patients,Jim Stanford, David Naylor

    Bank of Canada is bleeding the economy, just like 19th-century doctors bled patients

    Jim Stanford is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work. David Naylor is a physician, clinical epidemiologist and former president of the University of Toronto.In the 19th century, before scientists understood the causes of most acute and chronic diseases, doctors routinely treated illn

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  • For a few homeowners, the end of the road is a power of sale ,Shane Dingman

    For a few homeowners, the end of the road is a power of sale

    Real estate industry watchers are growing increasingly nervous about the number of power-of-sale properties popping up on multiple listing services.Rising interest rates are pressuring lenders and borrowers. The Bank of Canada has raised the benchmark rate from 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent over 17 mo

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