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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. In a survey of 1,000 single people, more than a third of women and 18% of men said they would much rather date a homeowner than a renter. Only 2% of women said they preferred to date a man who rents, while only 3% of men said they would choose a woman who rents over one that owns her home, according to the survey, which was…

Clay Simpson is pretty pumped and a little nervous about his new purchase — a $300,000 duplex in south Edmonton. The 26-year-old, who graduated as a machinist from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology last spring, recently took possession of the 1,100-square-foot home. "It's definitely stressful," he says of his decision to buy what will likely be one of the most expensive items he e…

OTTAWA — Five out of seven Canadian cities considered among the top 200 local economies in the world were in the top half of rankings for economic performance last year, a Washington, D.C.-based research group said in a report issued Wednesday. This report from the Brookings Institution rated Calgary the top performing Canadian city, or 51st overall, in terms achieving growth in economic output per capita an…

OTTAWA — Canada's housing market will continue to be strong this year, with rising property values expected in all major markets, real estate brokerage firm Royal LePage said Thursday. The company's forecast called for prices across to country to rise 2.8 per cent by the end of 2012, after stronger gains last year. It said in the fourth quarter of 2011, the average price of a standard two-storey ho…