News by subject: ECO

After two years of stellar growth, rents decelerated in 2023, despite demand still at strong levels thanks to a resilient economy. The 2024 Multifamily Outlook from Yardi® Matrix anticipates a year of challenges, including slowing national rent...

Housing starts exploded higher in November 2023, surging by nearly +15% to a 1.56 million unit annualized pace, the best reading since May and second-best in a year and a half. The new housing market remains underpinned by an acute shortage of...

New research from The Salvation Army Canada finds that Quebecers are struggling to meet their basic needs with inflation, food affordability and health concerns persisting as top issues. Single parents, caregivers and single-person households are...

Allie Grace Garnett,  a finance professional turned crypto journalist, Investopedia author, collaborated with CasinosBlockchain for a data-driven study on the correlation between crypto holders' behavior and market volatility....

Canadian Water Savings announced today it has added 300 customers throughout Ontario to the list of properties that are lowering water costs with the installation of its water flow efficiency device, Smart Valvetm. The new properties range from...

As borrowing costs remained elevated, California existing home sales registered the biggest...

NEI Global Relocation recently unveiled a comprehensive report titled "Economic Trends and the Future of Work." This in-depth analysis provides a critical examination of the evolving global economy and its impact on workforce dynamics and global...

S&P 500 Q3 2023 buybacks were $185.6 billion, up 6.1% from Q2 2023's $174.9 billion and down 12.0% from Q3 2022's $210.8 billionThe 12-month September 2023 expenditure of $787.3 billion was down 19.8% from the $981.6 billion expenditure of September...

The most popular market among Zillow® surfers this year was West Chester, Pennsylvania. After the West Coast ruled in 2021 and the Midwest took the top spot last year, the Northeast dominated this year's list. ...

Alberta is home to the youngest population in Canada and has the highest number of people moving to it from other provinces. With Alberta's fast growing entrepreneurial culture creating significant demand for skilled workers across various sectors of...

PortsToronto has capped off another record year at the Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal, with 45 ships bringing nearly 18,000 passengers to Toronto in 2023, representing another record season for Great Lakes cruising....

Single-family home sales likely bottomed out in Q4 2023 and, due to the recent pullback in mortgage rates, are expected to begin a slow but meaningful recovery over the course of the next year, alongside upward-trending mortgage origination activity,...

The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface ? Saint Vital, will announce a long-term commitment to a better way of working collaboratively to achieve a strong, sustainable Prairie...

The hunting and harvesting of fish, wildlife and marine mammals play a vital role in the communities and traditional ways of life of Northerners and Indigenous Peoples. In the North and Arctic of Canada, these local food sources face exposure to...

Rank One Computing (ROC.ai), a world leader in computer vision and biometrics, has once again made waves by bolstering its leadership team. The latest move is part of a continued long-term strategy to support the company's growth momentum and capture...

Around 2023, the US stock market saw many mini-cycles, with the S&P 500 index showing varied performance. From January to July, the index's total return increased by 20.65%. By the end of October, however, it had lost over half of its gains,...

LendingClub Corporation , the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, today released key findings from the 29th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series, conducted in partnership with...

In the inaugural release of the "Housearch Investment Index", Ireland has topped the ranking of destinations for residential property investment in 2024. This comprehensive index evaluates the investment attractiveness of residential property markets...

The inaugural "Housearch Investment Index" has highlighted the Gulf countries, with Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, particularly Dubai, securing top positions for residential property investment in 2024. This trend underscores the region's...

Housearch, a global online residential property search platform, today announced the launch of its inaugural "Housearch Investment Index", offering investors a comprehensive and straightforward approach to assessing residential property markets...

New research from The Salvation Army Canada finds Canadians are struggling to meet their basic needs with inflation, food affordability and housing security persisting as top issues. Single parents, caregivers and single-person households are facing...

The historic 2022 FIFA World Cup marked the start of an exciting new phase of development for Qatar. The tournament showcased a vibrant, contemporary Qatar to the world, with visitors from across the globe experiencing the nation's unique blend of...

Northwest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT" or "Northwest") announced today that the Trustees of the REIT have declared a distribution of $0.03 per unit for the month of December 2023, representing $0.36 per unit on an...

Improvements to the Regional District of Nanaimo's French Creek Pollution Control Centre (FCPCC) will improve secondary wastewater treatment for more efficient and reliable services to residents, after a joint investment of more than $25.4 million...

The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface ? Saint Vital, will announce a long-term commitment to a better way of working collaboratively to achieve a strong, sustainable Prairie...

Women, gender diverse people and their children leaving violence now have access to five new transition homes in Squamish. Today, the federal government announced funding of more than $1.55 million through the National Housing Strategy's Affordable...

Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice and ingredient source, has released predictions for five emerging trends that will influence food and beverage menus in 2024 and beyond. "We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with...

Eleven projects in the Nord-du-Québec region will receive financial assistance totalling $902,419 from the Fonds d'initiatives nordiques (FIN). These projects, which cover a wide range of areas such as sustainable tourism, population change and waste...

Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") today announced that it has declared a distribution of $0.06167 per unit for the month of December 2023.  The distribution will be payable on January 15, 2024 to...

The center of gravity in ESG is shifting, which presents a fresh set of challenges?and opportunities?for corporate America's CEOs, as detailed in a new report by The Conference Board....

The six-month trend in housing starts was higher in November at 257,777 units, up 0.7% from 255,876 units in October, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly...

Fewer than one in four Americans (24%) strongly agree they are currently building or have built a large enough retirement nest egg. However, this sentiment varies dramatically across demographic segments, according to A Compendium of Demographic...

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust ("Artis" or the "REIT") announced that its trustees have declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.449875 per Series E preferred unit ("Series E Unit") of Artis for the quarter ending December 31, 2023. The cash...

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust ("Artis" or the "REIT") announced that its trustees have declared a monthly cash distribution of $0.05 per trust unit ("Unit") of Artis for the month of December, 2023. The cash distributions will be made on...

Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, and the BC Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, the Honourable Nathan Cullen, announced $86,119,340 for 58 projects receiving...

Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of the Government of India, and the current President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), under the aegis of the Department for Promotion of...

Ongoing labor shortages and continuously evolving views of work necessitate that companies become more strategic about how they recruit and manage their workers. Specifically, they must not only identify the right mix of talent they will need to...

SHVO and HR&A Advisors, an industry-leading economic development and research firm, today released a comprehensive analysis concluding that the redevelopment of Transamerica Pyramid Center is expected to generate $2.5 billion in economic output and...

Global new light vehicle sales in 2024 will see a 2.8% increase year-over-year, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility. The light vehicle output recovery continues...

Whitney Economics, the leading cannabis economics data, consulting and research firm, has deployed a nationwide survey of cannabis operators and ancillary businesses to assess the impact delinquent payments are having on the cannabis industry....

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Instacart , the leading grocery technology company in North America, today released the first-ever Instacart Economic Impact Report, quantifying the company's economic impact across all four sides of the Instacart marketplace ? customers, shoppers,...

The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11 to 12. President Xi Jinping delivered a speech during this conference, reviewing the country's economic performance in 2023, analyzing the current situation, and...

The first edition of Côte-des-Neiges?Notre-Dame-de-Grâce's participatory budget, launched on March 15, 2023, wrapped up on December 3 with a public vote open to all residents ages 12 and older....

Royal LePage predicts minor interest rate cuts to fuel national aggregate home price increase of 5.5% year over year in fourth quarter of 2024 Highlights: Nationally, single-family detached and condominium prices forecasted to increase 6.0% and...

Bah humbug! Christmas is not the season for lenders to be restrictive on lending, according to new research. As we count down to a peak trading period, the percentage of small business owners that say they would have to abandon growth plans if they...

Clayton Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R" or the "Firm") today announced that the CD&R Foundation (the "Foundation") has made grants totaling £1.5 million to three non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom, which will be disbursed over the next three...

ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its third-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 72,543 single-family homes and condominiums in the United States were flipped in the third...

The Global IPO market closed 2023 with 1,298 IPO raising US$123.2b. Overall the global IPO market in 2023 has experienced shifting landscapes with improved Western market sentiment counterbalanced by China's cool-down, as well as a contrast between...

Communities across the country are developing strategies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, including lowering carbon emissions from public transportation. Today, Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, Kevin Quinn, CEO of TransLink, and Josipa Petruni?,...