Finance

Nearly 40 per cent of lenders have wholly discounted retail assets from their portfolios, according to report

Following emergency Bank of Canada interest rate cut, financial regulator puts easing of mortgage stress test on ice

Some variable-rate mortgage holders will be paying rates as low as 1.95 per cent; mortgage stress test nearly nullified

Reverse mortgage debt increased 13 per cent over one year, as more seniors choose to stay in their homes

Economic uncertainty prompts first 50-point cut since 2008 recession; could result in increased buying power pushing up real estate prices

Altus Group survey of hard construction costs for commercial real estate shows prices are rising but are fairly consistent across major western cities

Strata property owners – and those who rent from them – are looking at unprecedented costs, while some strata buildings risk losing their insurance entirely

Ballooning of non-bank consumer mortgage values by around 10 times far outstrips rise in home values in same period, finds Statistics Canada study

Toronto-based Canada Business Growth Fund has found bright opportunities in entrepreneurial British Columbia, Saskatchewan

Small business owners struggling to secure business accounts and loans