Brokers pursue mortgage break for first-time home buyers

Mortgage brokers are pressing the federal government to make it easier for young people to buy their first homes, just as the spring sales season descends and Ottawa prepares its next budget.

B.C. adds 19,800 jobs in February, unemployment rate at 6.3%

British Columbia’s economy took a surprising turn in February, as the province added thousands of jobs following a slump the previous month.

Worries over Chinese, American economies push TSX lower

TORONTO — A new round of worry about the Chinese economy and uncertainty about the impact of big U.S. government spending cuts pushed the Toronto stock market lower Monday.

Largest annual US home values rise since July 2006 recorded

Home values in the United States began 2013 on a positive note, much the same way they ended 2012, and rose for the fifteenth consecutive month in January, the latest real estate market report shows.

Paradigm Attracts New Institutional Investors

Culpeper Capital & Fortress Investment Funds have bought a majority interest in Paradigm Quest Inc.