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Home Sales are Down 69% — is This a Once-in-a-Decade Chance to Get Into Toronto’s housing market?

House-hungry millennials could be forgiven for hoping that the silver lining in COVID-19’s economic rampage is an unexpected shot at the real estate market. With home prices set to soar at the start of this year, many would-be buyers went into lockdown feeling priced out and discouraged by heated bidding ...

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11 Mistakes You’re Probably Making with Face Masks

The bottom line: A face mask is not effective if you’re not using it correctly. A. MARTIN UW PHOTOGRAPHY/GETTY IMAGES Simply wearing a mask isn’t enough It’s now recommended that Canadians wear face masks in public, especially when it’s difficult to maintain the recommended two metres of social distance. Since there’s ...

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Home prices have some support despite sales slowdown – RBC Economics

The national market can still provide some impetus for home price growth despite declining sales, according to Royal Bank of Canada Senior Economist Robert Hogue. “Prices are determined by both demand and supply. What we saw in March is that supply came down quite a bit as well,” Hogue said in the ...

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