<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/salmaanfarooqui/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:06:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. 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Canada's economy recently posted two straight quarters of declining gross domestic product, which marks a technical recession." height="1336" width="2000"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/K76WJAKAG5LITFFJPBZ37RC64Y.jpg?auth=3ab4213314662a64fa75f1b44e5543fc225086204d4b344ac3a6160f4a84327c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1336" type="image/jpeg" height="1336" width="2000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 17, 2020. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales rose 32.1 per cent in November compared with the same month last year, matching the record-breaking year-over-year increase seen in October. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Graeme Roy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New rental buildings in Vancouver mark fresh start for Squamish Nation – and might be what the market needs]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/article-senakw-rental-development-indigenous-built-housing-squamish-nation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/article-senakw-rental-development-indigenous-built-housing-squamish-nation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Salmaan Farooqui]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Largest Indigenous-built housing project in Canada will be put to the test this summer when the first three towers become available]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/M7GRI6U4JFGGXFNRJWAAPP2CT4.JPG?auth=b2d228b882d5493a2c748c98da95f32c3b899eacb759949ca0edd43522017688&smart=true&width=6500&height=4333" alt="A member of the Squamish Nation listens during a blessing ceremony for the first tower at the Senakw development in Vancouver on May 8." height="4333" width="6500"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/M7GRI6U4JFGGXFNRJWAAPP2CT4.JPG?auth=b2d228b882d5493a2c748c98da95f32c3b899eacb759949ca0edd43522017688&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6500&amp;height=4333" type="image/jpeg" height="4333" width="6500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the Squamish Nation listens during a blessing ceremony for the first tower at the Senakw development in Vancouver on May 8.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DARRYL DYCK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowners using alt lenders are struggling to graduate to mainstream mortgage providers]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-homeowners-alt-lenders-mainstream-mortgage-providers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-homeowners-alt-lenders-mainstream-mortgage-providers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Salmaan Farooqui]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Falling home values and increasing mortgage rates have pushed clients to sign for three-year terms to try and shield themselves from volatility]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/SY5PSWYTDBD73D2VQFBSDQZJQM.jpg?auth=8dce90d3ba0f628cebd6febc59fe35dd182220ed2d2349c2da24ffaa161ed111&smart=true&width=6500&height=4777" alt="A neighbourhood on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, B.C. in June, 2024. Higher-risk nature of private mortgages, also known as alternative mortgages, mean they’re significantly more expensive." height="4777" width="6500"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/SY5PSWYTDBD73D2VQFBSDQZJQM.jpg?auth=8dce90d3ba0f628cebd6febc59fe35dd182220ed2d2349c2da24ffaa161ed111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6500&amp;height=4777" type="image/jpeg" height="4777" width="6500"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houses are seen in a neighbourhood on Burnaby Mountain, in Burnaby, B.C., on June 10, 2024. The professional association for B.C. bylaw workers says its top 10 "interesting" calls received last year included a resident complaining about  a neighbour "purposefully" flatulating in their general direction as a form of harassment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DARRYL DYCK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The week’s best fixed and variable mortgage rates]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-best-fixed-variable-mortgage-rates-may-28/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-best-fixed-variable-mortgage-rates-may-28/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Salmaan Farooqui]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wider tax breaks on newly built homes are driving sales in Toronto’s beleaguered market, according to new data]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:57:13 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/MPOYOTKLPVAPFCRSKXDI5HYLQA.JPG?auth=764debe91d322bef4b2b2658f4395b754c3830e1d9b64e1fba83884515e52464&smart=true&width=3600&height=2399" alt="There were 901 single-family home sales in the Toronto region in April, more than triple the number from a year prior." height="2399" width="3600"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/MPOYOTKLPVAPFCRSKXDI5HYLQA.JPG?auth=764debe91d322bef4b2b2658f4395b754c3830e1d9b64e1fba83884515e52464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2399" type="image/jpeg" height="2399" width="3600"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Toronto, Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021.  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