Liezel Once

Liezel Once

Liezel Once joined KM International as a freelance writer in 2024, and has been writing for Mortgage Professional America and Canadian Mortgage Professional since 2025. She is a media professional with extensive background in broadcast journalism. Liezel worked as a radio, TV, and online news writer/reporter in the Philippines, covering national security, disasters, and the economy. She also contributed business, technology, and future of work articles to a BPO marketplace company.

Build Canada Homes still shrouded in mystery as Carney government claims progress

Billions committed, targets vague - critics say Ottawa's flagship housing agency lacks the accountability Canadians deserve

Build Canada Homes still shrouded in mystery as Carney government claims progress

RE/MAX brokerage caught in Fintrac's expanding AML enforcement net

Penalty underscores Ottawa’s tougher stance on AML controls across real estate

RE/MAX brokerage caught in Fintrac's expanding AML enforcement net

Buyers creep back into GTA market as sales rise, prices slip

Tighter spring conditions met softer prices in April's GTA market

Buyers creep back into GTA market as sales rise, prices slip

EQB wins final green light for PC Financial deal

Ministerial signoff puts EQB’s PC Financial takeover on track for closing in summer 2026

EQB wins final green light for PC Financial deal

Bank of Canada flags condo glut as new drag on growth

Central bank warned housing slump and tariffs threaten Canada’s fragile recovery

Bank of Canada flags condo glut as new drag on growth

Shelter costs are stealing young Canadians' shot at a better life

Housing crisis leaves younger Canadians falling behind

Shelter costs are stealing young Canadians' shot at a better life

RBC sees Canada’s jobs engine steady even as labour pool thins

Economists expect modest hiring to mask slowly improving conditions for individual workers

RBC sees Canada’s jobs engine steady even as labour pool thins

Will GTA municipalities follow Vaughan's lead on slashing development charges?

City bets fee holiday will revive construction and ease affordability pressures

Will GTA municipalities follow Vaughan's lead on slashing development charges?

What the BoC rate hold means for Canada’s commercial market

Commercial investors weigh a steady policy rate against rising office market activity

What the BoC rate hold means for Canada’s commercial market

TRREB presses Ottawa on ownership gaps in spring housing update

Board welcomed new federal tools but warned they still fall short for buyers

TRREB presses Ottawa on ownership gaps in spring housing update