Calgary Herald

Calgary resale housing market poised for record September

Calgary’s resale housing market is on pace to break the record for MLS sales during the month of September — a peak that has been in place since 2005.

Herald Business

Low rates still needed, Bank of Canada senior deputy governor says

Canada’s struggling economy still needs the extra boost of monetary stimulus to help keep the recovery on track, says Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins.

The Globe and Mail

Age eclipsing gender as Canada’s major income gap, Conference Board warns

Canada has made huge strides narrowing the pay gap between men and women, but the big challenge now will be to fix a rapidly growing generational divide.

U.S. existing home sales fall, investors pulling back

U.S. home resales unexpectedly fell in August as investors stepped away from the market, but the decline probably does not signal renewed weakness in the housing sector.

MSN Real Estate

September gardening checklist

Now’s the time for planting additions to the garden, from tall trees to tiny perennials.

REM

Renting furniture to stage a home

Most homeowners have never been involved with furniture rentals and even many seasoned real estate agents have never dealt with it.