From the Ottawa Citizen

Are men and women looking for different things when they shop for a home? In earlier generations, this was an easy one: women, so the thinking went, wanted nothing more than a stateof-the-art kitchen and heaps of closet space, while men had their eyes on a great piece of land, a workshop and a great garage.

Most of us like to think that times have changed - that with women's hard-won success in business and politics, such old-fashioned stereotypes are no longer...

August marked the third consecutive month that home sale activity in Greater Vancouver was below the 10-year average for the month. In contrast, home listing activity in the region has exceeded the 10-year norm every month since the beginning of the year.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales of detached, attached and apartment properties on the region’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) reached 2,378 in August. This total represents an eight...