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Pineapple putting $13.7B mortgage portfolio on blockchain
Pineapple putting $13.7B mortgage portfolio on blockchain
Pineapple Financial Inc. (PAPL-A) has taken the first steps to transfer its $13.7-billion mortgage portfolio to the blockchain, which the CEO of the Toronto-based brokerage says will lead to greater transparency and security and new product offerings.
Call for public beneficial land ownership registry in Ontario
Anti-money-laundering experts are calling on the Ontario government to create a land ownership registry to crack down on criminals who hide illicit funds in real estate. Advocates say registries disrupt the flow of dirty money and stem rising housing costs.
Inaction could undo Vancouver’s housing approvals boom
At a Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Committee meeting earlier this year, CMHC and municipal staff delivered a sobering picture of the home building industry: presales are frozen, financing has dried up, construction costs remain high, and approved projects are stalling.
Despite headwinds, Wesgroup to build Vancouver condo
Earlier this month, buoyed by unusually strong pre-sales, local developer Wesgroup Properties began construction on 1 Market Square — the first strata market ownership condominium tower in its Inlet District master-planned, high-density neighbourhood.
Financing for pre-fab homes can be tricky
COLUMN: While the inventory potential exists for agents, lenders still need to assess the risk, depending on what the buyer is eyeing. Prefab homes come with specific conditions, which can make financing harder to snap into place.
The only things we tax more than housing are tobacco, alcohol
VIDEO: CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal tells the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn the only things we tax more than housing in Canada are tobacco and alcohol and Ottawa needs to fix this.
Tech innovations drive business in Edmonton real estate
Inside his leased warehouse space on Edmonton’s south side, Ryan Brown uses eight projectors hooked up to a computer system to prepare architectural drawings and display them on the floor, helping clients visualize their finished home.
Quebec homeowners can refuse a buyer's inspector
Quebec's Superior Court has ruled homeowners can refuse the inspector chosen by the buyer after the purchase agreement has been accepted, but only if they have included a clause to that effect in the counter-offer.
Toronto agent at centre of Supreme Court securities ruling
Toronto real estate agent Dov Markowich has made headlines due to an ongoing legal action that has resulted in what some experts are calling the most important Canadian securities law decision in the past decade.
Some still priced out of P.E.I.'s cooling market
A report from the Canadian Real Estate Association and the P.E.I. Real Estate Association shows sales and home prices are both up in 2025. Sales in November, however, were down 11.2 per cent compared to the same month in 2024.
30% of renters spend half their income on rent: survey
According to the Winter 2025 Renter Feedback Survey from Rentals.ca, a third of renters report spending over half their income on rent, and 12 per cent spend 70 per cent of their income on rent.
ITSO opens cross-border listing access with Miami Realtors
Information Technology Systems Ontario (ITSO) and the Miami Association of Realtors have announced an agreement that allows agents in both regions to access each other’s property listings through a platform called IntraMatrix.
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