Consumer confidence will lift B.C. out of recession, says business council economist
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Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC – The B.C. Real Estate Association reported at the beginning of July that the province had recorded five straight months of increasing home sales, and by the end of June, saw 36,329 homes trade hands. That’s about 15-per-cent fewer than in the first half of 2008 overall, but sales in the second quarter outpaced those in the second quarter of 2008…
Consumer confidence will lift B.C. out of recession, says business council economist
The recession is over. Cue the painful recovery
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Canada’s central bank predicted Thursday that the economy would expand this quarter, suggesting the economic contraction lasted for about nine months, considerably shorter than the previous two recessions in the early 1990s and the early 1980s…
The recession is over. Cue the painful recovery – The Globe and Mail
Buying into real estate paradise? Do your due diligence
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Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC – With the recession hitting the United States worse than Canada, and the Canadian dollar still strong, this may be a great time for Canadians to buy that sunny, tranquil getaway in the U.S. or further south. But to make sure it is tranquil, do your due diligence, just like you would at home…
Buying into real estate paradise? Do your due diligence
Recent news ‘more encouraging’: Flaherty
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Times Colonist, Victoria, BC – With the Conference Board, its consumer confidence index rose 0.8 points to 82.9 in July — the fifth straight monthly increase and 12.7 points higher than at the beginning of 2009…
