Stepping into designer Jackie Morra’s backyard feels like ditching the suburbs for the country.

Instead of safeguarding Canada’s financial system, one association says the mortgage stress test is unduly suppressing housing activity, which could spell future trouble for the economy.

“Companies looking to house operations are putting serious thought to locating in Canada,” writes CBRE Canada executive managing director Paul Morassutti, in a statement.

It’s been over six months since the new mortgage stress test rolled out across Canada with the aim of ensuring borrowers would be able to handle higher interest rates. However, one expert says the mortgage regulation needs to be improved to mitigate the impact on home buyers.

Self-employed workers make up roughly 15 per cent of Canada’s population. Traditionally, they have struggled to obtain mortgages, as lenders are wary of their potentially unpredictable income.

Because the rate homeowners are taxed varies between municipalities, some will shell out a lot more for it each year than others.

While homeownership might seem unattainable for many in Toronto and Vancouver, an annual salary of just $26,300 is enough to get you a rowhouse in Calgary’s housing market.

These spaces are a bibliophile’s dream.

“Many Canadian housing markets showed further signs of stabilization in June,” writes RBC senior economist Josh Nye, in a recent note.

Industry players often grumble that the media pays too much attention to flashy figures, without providing a broader context for what’s happening in the market.

Empire Communities is continuing its expansion into the US market with the recent acquisition of Texas-based Centerra Homes.

We’re calling it now — the statement ceiling is the new accent wall.

Sales of GTA townhouses were up 20 per cent year-over-year, while detached home sales were up 9 per cent in the first half of the month.

According to interior designer Cynthia Soda, some renovators could use a reality check.

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Jumar, located in beautiful Squamish, is a 101-unit development by Wave Developments which offers the recreational benefits of a mountain community mixed with the conveniences of an urban centre.