7 Home Renos That Will Lower Your Home’s Value in 2026, Real Estate Pros Say

Key Points

  • Renovations that remove functionality or space detract from the home value and appeal.
  • Upgrades that are overly personal or have niche purposes lower the value of the home.
  • Cheap DIY finishes, unpermitted work, and high maintenance additions decrease

Three communities that are bucking national real estate trends

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Tariff and trade uncertainty have put downward pressure on Canada’s housing market.Kayle Neis/The Globe and Mail

The real estate market is stagnant in most areas of the country. Sales generally remain low, inventory is

This Week’s Top Stories: Canadian Real Estate Sellers Pull Listings, & The Capital Flight Crisis

Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories.

Canadian Real Estate

Canadian Economy Hits An Iceberg—Government Spending Soars

It’s too early to use the R-word to describe the Canadian economy, but it seems inevitable. Real GDP contracted 0.4%

Real estate star Fredrik Eklund says wealthy homebuyers ares splurging on at-home ‘biohacking’: Cold plunges, IV drips, hot tubs, and infrared saunas

Real estate mogul and Million Dollar Listing New York star Fredrik Eklund is clued in on all the hot trends in high net-worth housing. Serving celebrity clients including Sex and The City icon Sarah Jessica Parker, musician Nick Jonas, and …

Why Vancouver and Toronto are more unaffordable than New York and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Aug. 29

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Home of the Week, 1739 Trapper’s Trail,Sotheby’s International Realty Canada

This week, the real estate community in Ontario is demanding answers from their regulator regarding the collapse of one of the largest brokerages in

This Frustrated Real Estate Agent’s Rant About The Real Cause Of The Housing Crisis Is So Spot On

Zachary Foust is a 31-year-old real estate agent who has been working in Delaware for over eight years, but he’s been going viral on TikTok for more than just selling homes. In a recent video, he shared a passionate

As Economic Conditions Tighten, Ray Dalio Says to Avoid Real Estate

Real estate has been a top investment choice through all kinds of economic cycles, prized for its resistance to inflation and its ability to generate steady cashflow — but you might want to think twice about diving into property investing

As India’s rich venture abroad, many anchor fortunes in real estate

Hello, this is Amala Balakrishner, writing from Singapore. This week, I look at how India’s wealthy are anchoring their fortunes in real estate. Enjoy!

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news

Edmonton seeing big jump in real estate listings, Realtors association reports

Edmonton’s housing market saw a 20 per cent increase in new listings compared to this same time last year, but that growing number hasn’t resulted in higher sales.

According to data released by the Realtors Association of Edmonton (RAE), the

News Corp Profit Jumps 28%, Driven by Dow Jones, Digital Real Estate Growth

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News Corporation beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, with a 28% increase in profits and 1% increase in revenue driven by higher circulation and subscription revenues at the Dow Jones segment