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Uptick in GTA Home Sales and New Listings in August

August home sales reported by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) were up on a year-over-year basis. Over the same period, home buyers benefited from an even larger increase in the inventory of listings. Average selling prices continued to be negotiated downward due to the elevated choice

Bank of Canada Lowers Policy Rate to 2.5%

The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, with the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%. After remaining resilient to sharply higher US tariffs and ongoing uncertainty, global economic growth is showing signs of slowing. In the United