Canadian Financial News - House Prices, Banks and Money Laundering

Here is your breakdown of this week’s top Canadian financial news with some articles of interest we’ve found from 3rd party financial websites.

Each week we’ll scan through the latest and greatest in the world of Canadian finance and bring you the articles we feel are important to our audience. These will range from up to the minute Government changes to articles that might spark your interest and give you some advice or at least food for thought.

1. Housing prices are much higher today, but interest rates are significantly lower. So, has housing affordability actually changed?

Read more: MoneySense

2. Canadian banks on the move ahead of earnings

Read more: Globe and Mail

3. At least 85 real estate companies have not implemented a plan showing how they are trying to detect money laundering and other suspicious transactions, nearly 15 years after they were required to do so, according to data obtained by The Canadian Press.

Read more: MoneySense

There you have it! As always the world of finance moves at a rapid pace , the more we can keep an eye on things the better chance we have of adjusting to changes as and when they happen.

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