As part of the 2024 federal budget released last week, Ottawa said it is 'exploring new measures to expand access to alternative financing products, like halal mortgages.'
Existing home sales shrank in March as consumers respond to continuing price increases and rising mortgage rates. Sales for existing homes fell 4.3% in March compared to the previous month and 3.7% year-over-year, to an annual rate of 4.19 million, according to a press release from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.10% this week, a substantial jump from 6.88% last week, depressing Americans’ desire to switch homes and possibly...
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled changes on Thursday aimed at making it easier for first-time buyers to break into the housing market.
TORONTO - Some advocates are praising Ottawa's move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers, but say expanding the policy to all Canadians would help make home ownership more affordable. Speaking in Toronto on Thursday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the federal government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. The change will take effect Aug. 1. Under the...
Here's your chance to take a peek inside the stunning five-bedroom Victorian home that's up for sale for €2.2million
A quarter of home-owning parents with adult children who are not homeowners feel guilty that they cannot provide more support, according to a survey.
A detailed planning application to finalise the design of the homes will be submitted next before building starts later this year
For the second week in a row, Mahoning County commissioners were confronted by a group of local road construction contractors who claim they're kept from bidding on projects because they're non-union.
Amazonia on Grange Road in Rathfarnham is currently up for sale for a staggering €2.5 million
A huge family home in South East Sheffield has been listed on the local property market for £465,000. The four bedroom property is found on Oxclose Park Rise in Halfway, S20. The estate agents Whitehornes wrote on Zoopla the house had been “finished internally to the very highest of standards with absolutely no expense spared”. The listing features a guide price of £465,000 - £485,000. The ground floor expands outwards from a central entrance hall, with the study, dining room, lounge and...
A disgruntled Sheffield couple who spent £400,000 on a new build home have shared their frustration at experiencing mould issues within weeks of moving in. “The skirting boards collected moisture which has caused a massive mould problem in the house,” the couple, who have asked to remain anonymous, told The Star. “The carpet is mouldy and the walls behind the kitchen are mouldy.” It has been a kick-in-the-teeth for the couple, who got the keys in March 2024, well behind the original July 2023...
New Wildcats head coach Mark Pope floated the idea out there during his introductory press conference on Sunday in Lexington and the Red Storm head coach wrote that St. John’s “accepts” the offer.