This week, as part of a special series for first-time homebuyers, Down to Business takes a look at what’s happened in the residential real estate market over the last 50 years and asks whether buying a house or condo is a good investment

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In this special bonus episode of Down to Business, Gabriel Friedman talks to industry leaders about whether Ottawa's plan to cut 2005 level-emissions by 40 per cent by the end of the decade can work and what it would take.  

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This week, Down to Business delves into the auto sector’s pivot to electric vehicles, one of the largest industrial transformations in history.

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The Financial Post's Gabriel Friedman on this special episode talks to three different first-time home buyers with three completely different experiences about why they chose to wade out into Canada’s housing market.

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This week on Down to Business, Sprott Inc.'s Peter Grosskopf and John Hathaway talk about why gold had been trending down for much of the last year even as it nears an all-time high.

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This week on Down to Business, Tu Nyugen and Jason Del Vicario talk about how rising interest rates will affect the housing market and the economy.

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This week on Down to Business, Mark Manger, Alex Tuckett and Robert Huebert talk about the economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They point out that Russia is a critical supplier of oil and gas for much of Europe and also a huge producer of metals that will be needed for the energy transition.

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This week on Down to Business, former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz identifies five "tectonic" forces that are going to create new crises for at least a decade. He explains why volatility is trending up and why politicians may be ill-equipped to handle the challenges that lie ahead.

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This week on Down to Business two electricity experts Bruce Lourie and Gretchen Bakke talk about the many hurdles Canada will have to clear to get to net zero

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This week on Down to Business, Douglas Porter, BMO's chief economist, talks about why tech stocks are taking a beating and what it means for investors and our economy.

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