Aviva Canada, the Toronto-headquartered property and casualty insurance group, has invested in OneClose Inc., a fintech that helps the owners of newly constructed Canadian condominiums save thousands of dollars in interim fees. Consumers who buy a newly built condo in...
Nearly one-third of Canadian homeowners have fallen into despair over their mortgage situation, according to a new survey conducted by the Real Estate and Mortgage Institute of Canada (REMIC). In a poll of 1,000 Canadian adults, 34.1% of respondents said that “they...
Colliers (NASDAQ: CIGI) announced the appointment of Badal Yagnik as CEO for India. Yagnik is based in Gurgaon and will collaborate with Sankey Prasad, Colliers’ chairman and managing director for India. Before joining Colliers, he was a managing director at...
Toronto-headquartered Scotiabank has launched a tax-free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) designed to help Canadians purchase their first home. According to Scotiabank, the FHSA enables lets first-time homebuyers contribute up to $8,000 each year, with a maximum...
Canada’s home sales dipped by 0.7% month-over-month in July, even though number of newly listed properties rose 5.6% month-over-month and sales were up in more than half of all local markets. According to data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), a...
Las Vegas-headquartered Realty One Group has sold the franchise rights to its 17th country to Belize. Sergio E. Gonzalez, who purchased the franchise rights to Costa Rica two years ago and is the regional owner of Realty One Group Central America and Western...
