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A new survey of nearly 42,000 local condo owners in Toronto and Vancouver by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation found that 52.6 per cent of investors were planning to hold their units for at least five years, down from 58.4 per cent last year.

Investors reported slightly higher numbers of vacant units last year compared to a year earlier, CMHC found: 7.6 per cent said their units were empty, up from 6.9 per cent last year.

That, of course, includes Canadians who remain the dominant foreign buyers of Florida real estate, although their share of the market dropped to 31 per cent last year from 39 per cent in 2011, according to figures from Florida Realtors.

The shift comes as more investors expect prices to rise, with nearly 55 per cent telling CMHC they expected their unit to increase in value this year, up from 48 per cent last year.

Vantage West sales grew by 77 per cent last year, while the Kelowna real estate market saw an increase of 22 per cent, the company says.

Condominiums were preferred by 10 per cent, down from 12 per cent last year.

The new survey says more than half of Canadians believe mortgage rates will drop or stay the same, compared to 31 per cent last year.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) announced that home resales in Canada soared 73 per cent last month from last year; showing the resiliency of -LSB-...]

The oveall rate of drug incidents increased 11 per cent last year, following a seven per cent decline in 2003, says Statistics Canada.

Almost 50 per cent of those who responded reported a salary increase of more than 5 per cent last year.

From 3 per cent last month to 8.1 per cent now, a Cupcake is weeping somewhere.

Private equity (PE) investments in microfinance institutions (MFIs), which fell by 12 per cent last year (2009), have recovered this year.

Hemant Kaul, CEO & MD Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, tells Niladri Bhattacharya that during 2011 - 12 the general insurance industry is expected to grow by 15 per cent as against 22 per cent last year and profitability remains a key challenge for the industry.

Life Insurance Corporation posted claim settlement ratio of 97.73 per cent last fiscal, as compared to 97.42 per cent in 2011 - 12.

On what would be the additional capital requirement with regards to Basel - II operational risk and market risk»» Singh said, «We are at present carrying out the exercise and would NPA at the bank has also declined from 48 per cent last year to 3.4 per cent and its cost of fund has also declined from 6.96 to 6.46 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal.

Though it was expected to come down to 90 per cent from 100 per cent last year, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has proposed that it should be brought down to 70 per cent to make the business viable.

The biggest threat still remains from inside an organization with 67 per cent of all fraud cases committed internally, up from 60 per cent last year.

While the billable hour is still No. 1, there was a considerable drop to 47.3 per cent, compared to 55.2 per cent last year, who cite the billable hour as their primary arrangement.

The average percentage of revenue lost to fraud was 0.6 per cent, down from 0.9 per cent last year.

Carrying over from the last few years is a decline in the use of alternative fee arrangements — 3.2 per cent said AFAs were the billing arrangement they had with their primary law firm / external service provider, which was a slight drop from 4.9 per cent last year and a considerable drop from 12.7 per cent in 2015.

The biggest changes in the participation mix this year was the increase in firms with 20 to 40 lawyers, which was up from 33 per cent last year and the drop in firms with 21 to 75 lawyers, which was down from 30 per cent last year.

Not as many expect to increase their fees this year, however, with only 43 per cent indicating an upward trend compared to the 45 per cent last year.

Latest statistics from the Department for Transport show that the proportion of adults who cycle at least once a month has fallen to 14.7 per cent last year.

Morrison & Foerster's (MoFo) London revenues rocketed by 28 per cent last year, from $ 25.2 m to $ 32.2 m.

London's contribution to the firm's overall revenue was around 6 per cent last year.

MoFo's corporate practice expanded by 54 per cent last year, while its litigation practice grew by 32 per cent.

Litigation remained the No. 1 area of practice in - house counsel outsource at 73.9 per cent — up from 69.8 per cent last year but still below the 2013 number of 82.4 per cent.

The combination of billable hours plus AFAs spiked to 42.9 per cent from 31 per cent last year.

When it came to external spend, 27 per cent said it changed because more work was being brought into the legal department, up from 20.4 per cent last year.

Battery prices fell 35 per cent last year, and electric car sales rose by 60 per cent.

But with incomes rising at 14 per cent last year, and a state rush to push the economic successes and political attachments out from the coast to poorer «frontier» regions by way of large road projects, China is looking at a car - and oil - heavy future no matter what.

«The company's gross margin fell to 25 per cent last year, from just over 30 per cent in 2005.

Battery prices fell 35 per cent last year and electric vehicle sales rose by 60 per cent.

As a result, his approval rating had dipped to below 80 per cent last year.

After landing at No. 1 the week before, GTA V's sales were down 53 per cent last week as promotions for the title ended.

«With the number of Chinese visitors to Cairns and surrounding region up 39 per cent last year, the market is clearly there and I'm very hopeful that we'll see China Eastern quickly ramp up its initial seasonal foray into more permanent arrangements,» Mr McEvoy said.

Its 439 rooms, 31 suites and 26 serviced apartments are considered among the best in the city, leading to occupancy rates upward of 78 per cent last year.

Overall performance of inbound trips to the Middle East region were down five per cent last year mainly due to the decline of arrivals to those countries hit by the Arab Spring, which took place in 2011 effecting countries such as Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Syria.

The net result is that nearly half (48 per cent) of all users booked their original holiday choice, compared with 42 per cent last time.

In the first half of 2014, the average hotel occupancy rate rose to 74 per cent from 67 per cent last year, assisted by a 1.9 per cent decrease in available rooms due to renovation - related closures.

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An oil price crash and an unemployment rate that spiked to nine per cent last year did not cause the residential real estate market to crater, as some feared.

Between federal and provincial tax changes, the combined marginal tax rate for Albertans in the top bracket is rising to 48 per cent in 2016, from 40.25 per cent last year.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate hit two per cent last month as prices for fresh fruits and vegetables continued their surge, the federal statistics agency said Friday.

The agency's latest consumer price index found the overall cost of food was up four per cent last month compared to a year earlier — with fresh vegetable prices up 18.2 per cent and fruits up 12.9 per cent.

Non-marketable bonds fared better, posting a 2.7 per cent gain, versus 1.8 per cent last year.

Even before Wednesday's decision, five of the country's largest banks hiked five - year fixed rates 15 basis points to 5.14 per cent last week.

And while a 7 per cent return in 2017 might sound good without a frame of reference, the total return for the TSX including dividends was 9 per cent last year.

Meat prices, which rose five per cent last year, are expected to increase up to another 4.5 per cent in 2016; fish and seafood could rise by up to three per cent; and dairy, eggs and grains could see a two per cent increase.

The central bank stuck with its benchmark rate of 1.25 per cent last month as it continued its careful process of determining the best juncture for its next hike.