Author Archives: Danielle Park

Rates weighing on too-high home prices

First quarter new condo sales in the Toronto region dropped to their lowest level since the 2009 financial crisis, with investors balking at lofty purchase prices and higher borrowing costs. See New condo sales in the Greater Toronto Area hit … Continue reading →

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Mortgage pain has not peaked yet

Despite spring market optimism, US Home sales in March posted their most significant decline in more than a year (-4.3% month-over-month–largest monthly decline since November 2022) as 30-year fixed mortgage rates moved back above 7% from just over 6% in … Continue reading →

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Solar balconies

Solar energy bombards the earth every day. And, every day, more and more people passively capture it to lower their power costs and move us away from fossil fuels. Train tracks, roads, car parks, car roofs, cemeteries, building facades… the … Continue reading →

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