From January 2020 through December 2025, as measured by Stats Canada, property taxes in BC have inflated by 50%, home and mortgage insurance by 46%, maintenance and repairs by 19%, all of this compares to just a 13% allowable increase in rents.
Unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court. Immigration disputes involving visa applications, refugee claims, admissibility cases and removals have surged from 9,700 cases in 2021 to upwards of 33,000 immigration filings this year alone.
The Trudeau immigration policies will
Another spoiler from an upcoming report. Young workers used to move *towards* economic opportunities. But with the housing crisis, they're moving *away* from them, towards less dynamic job markets in search of a home they can afford.
RBC mortgage growth hits fastest pace since HSBC acquisition
RBC’s mortgage portfolio grew 5% year over year as quarterly growth accelerated, though loan-to-value ratios and delinquencies moved higher.
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