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Earl Smith || January 27, 2022

The Bank of Canada Left Rates Unchanged. Now What?

The Bank of Canada may have raised its inflation forecasts, but it didn’t raise interest rates this week as many had expected. At its first rate policy meeting of the year,...

Earl Smith || January 21, 2022

Will the Bank of Canada Hike Early on Inflation Concerns?

Earlier this week, we learned that Canada’s headline CPI inflation rose to a 30-year high of 4.8% in December. That had a number of economists concerned, with many saying the...

Earl Smith || January 11, 2022

Home Surtax Explored as Prices Continue to Rise

As new home prices marked the 20th consecutive month of growth, a new report backed by Canada’s housing agency called for a new annual tax to help address affordability. The...

Earl Smith || January 04, 2022

What to Expect from Canada's Housing Market in 2022

I'd like to wish you a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2022!Not many forecasters anticipated the extent of the housing market's performance in 2021.The year ended with both home sales and average...