The Canadian government is recalibrating its immigration policy, citing housing shortages as being among the reasons for its policy shift. The new 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan are designed to enact a marginal population decline of 0.2% in both 2025 and 2026...
The Ottawa City Council has given permission for construction to commence on Odayanhaway (Little Village), a new sustainable transit-oriented infill development. Located on an underutilized parking lot adjacent to a light transit station and the Ottawa River, the...
The membership of the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) has voted to transition Realtor.ca into a for-profit subsidiary of the organization. Realtor.ca holds a 50% market share in Canada. According to CREA, Realtor.ca will now be able to pursue new revenue...
The Competition Bureau, Canada’s independent law enforcement agency designed to protect and promote competition for the benefit of consumers and businesses, is seeking market participants for input about the use of property controls in the Canadian grocery industry....
A Nigerian company is taking a unique approach to addressing the housing affordability shortage facing its nation – it is hosting lotteries where the winners are awarded fully constructed homes. The start-up Ticket to Home created an online lottery platform where...
The European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the second consecutive month and for the third time this year. This is also the first time in 13 years that the ECB enacted back-to-back rate cuts. The ECB’s Governing Council lowered its three key interest rates by...
