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Market collapse appears less likely says RBC

6/10/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

real-estate-market-growth-259.jpg - Real Estate News Last week’s market reports from real estate boards across Canada indicate there is recovery underway with even the tough market conditions in Vancouver suggesting a ... More


Canada's housing market set for years of subdued price rises

2/23/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

real-estate-market-growth-125.jpg - Real Estate News Canada's once-roaring housing market has been tamed, according to the latest Reuters poll of analysts who predict house prices will rise nationally and in key urban hot spots, ... More


Impact of tighter rules, interest rates greater than anticipated

2/1/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

business-data-reporting-274.jpg - Real Estate News The Bank of Canada has admitted that the economic impact of strict mortgage regulations, local housing restrictions, and the upward trend in interest rates was more serious than ... More


4 Things That Will (And Won't) Happen In Canada's Housing Market In 2019

1/2/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

condo-market-46.jpg - Real Estate News As we head towards 2019 with a weakened Toronto housing market and a Vancouver market in free fall, many sense this may be the year the house prices will go down. ... More


Canada on precipice of "household led recession"

10/2/2018 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

housing-market-concept-image-262.jpg - Real Estate News Canada’s economy faces a major risk through the next three years from how debt-laden consumers cope with higher interest rates, according to economists from three of the ... More


Canada building permits fall in June on weak residential sector

8/8/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

new-construction-w-supervisors-285.jpg - Real Estate News The value of Canadian building permits unexpectedly dropped by 2.3 percent in June from May on weakness in the residential sector, Statistics Canada data indicated on Wednesday. ... More


Non-Toronto markets in Ontario see accelerated home price growth

7/25/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

real-estate-market-growth-125.jpg - Real Estate News While the Toronto residential market has seen the median cost of its housing shrink in Q2 2018, price growth accelerated in other major Ontario locales such as Kitchener, ... More


Majority of Canadians blame foreigners for price spikes

7/4/2018 | Posted in Foreign Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

real-estate-market-growth-125.jpg - Real Estate News Foreign ownership, speculation perceived to be the most influential factors according to a recent report by CMHC. ... More


Rising rates percolating through market

5/14/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

happy-couple-in-front-of-sold-home-123.jpg - Real Estate News Despite rising interest and qualifying rates, the luxury sector of the housing market should remain largely unaffected. ... More


OSFI rule changes may lead to spike in reverse mortgages

11/14/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

senior-couple-55.jpg - Real Estate News With the expectation that first-time homebuyers will be shuttered out of the housing market, thereby reducing the number of people to whom seniors can sell their homes, reverse ... More


Canada's 10 priciest neighbourhoods

10/26/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

mortgage-rates---interest-rates-48.jpg - Real Estate News A nationwide study by Century 21 reveals Canada's 10 priciest neighbourhoods. ... More


Why the GTA's detached houses remain a safe bet

9/27/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

luxury-homes-72.jpg - Real Estate News In spite of recent scares regarding their values, detached houses remain the strongest real estate investment to be had in the GTA. ... More


BoC interest rate hike drags on weakening Toronto real estate

9/6/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

home-for-sale-39.jpg - Real Estate News A second interest-rate increase announced Wednesday by the Bank of Canada will add further drag to Toronto's real estate sector, which has seen home sales fall steadily for ... More


Mortgage rule changes are cooling housing market: Morneau

8/22/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

sold-house-23.jpg - Real Estate News Finance Minister Bill Morneau says last October’s sweeping mortgage rule changes aimed at cooling Canada’s housing market have successfully dampened high-risk ... More


Toronto casts shadow over nation's home sales, but realtors see signs market bottoming out

8/16/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

marketing-analysys-104.jpg - Real Estate News Home sales in the Greater Golden Horseshoe just saw the smallest decline since Ontario’s housing clampdown, suggesting the market may be stabilizing. ... More


Canadian home sales fall further in July

8/15/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

crea-news-18.jpg - Real Estate News According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales declined further in July 2017. ... More


Canadian home sales drop again in June

7/17/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

crea-news-18.jpg - Real Estate News According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales cooled further in June 2017. ... More


Housing responsible for over 25% of Ontario's 2016 economic growth - report

7/7/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Jessi Sandhu

finance-market-growth-127.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto’s thriving housing market is offsetting the significantly lower volume of business investment in Ontario this year, according to independent think-tank Fraser ... More


Canada accumulating private debt faster than any other advanced economy

6/22/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

business-meeting-notes-105.jpg - Real Estate News We all know about Canada’s ballooning household debt. Guessing who else has gone on a debt binge to buy up real estate? Canadian corporations. ... More


Looming rate hikes seen dousing Canadian consumers, housing market

6/19/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

Bank-of-Canada-4.jpg - Real Estate News Looming rate hikes by the Bank of Canada will put financial stress on indebted Canadians and potentially exacerbate a slowdown in the nation's long housing boom, credit ... More


CREA Updates Resale Housing Market Forecast

6/15/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Jessi Sandhu

crea-forecast-update-97.jpg - Real Estate News The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate ... More


BMO CEO downplays housing risk

6/12/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

property-prices-down-71.jpg - Real Estate News The Bank of Montreal's CEO is downplaying the consequences that would come from a possible correction in house prices, saying the real estate market "essentially heals ... More


Most sweeping rent controls in 25 years could end up making Toronto housing more expensive if building halts

5/16/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

condos-highrises-101.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto’s trying to make it more affordable to rent in one of the world’s hottest housing markets. New measures may have the opposite effect. ... More


Canadian home sales drop in April

5/15/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

crea-news-18.jpg - Real Estate News According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales declined in April 2017. ... More


High house prices prompt Moody's downgrade for Canadian banks

5/11/2017 | Posted in Financial Health by Jessi Sandhu

marketing-analysys-104.jpg - Real Estate News Moody’s has downgraded its ratings for six Canadian banks due to their exposure to risk from high house prices and household debt. ... More


Toronto, Victoria are world's 'hottest' luxury real estate markets

5/11/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

luxury-brick-home-w-columns-75.jpg - Real Estate News Toronto and Victoria, B.C. are the world’s “hottest” markets for luxury homes as investors flock to Canada for its political and economic stability, according to ... More


Toronto real estate sales climbed in past week, but overall cooling could be coming

5/2/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

toronto-skyline-93.jpg - Real Estate News Early data suggests homebuyers in Canada’s largest city sat on the sidelines as they awaited new market cooling measures, but jumped backed into the market — albeit at ... More


Activity in Canada's largest urban centres encouraging local buyers to relocate to surrounding markets : Re/Max

4/25/2017 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Jessi Sandhu

sold-remax-43.jpg - Real Estate News "Move-over" buyers from Toronto and Vancouver turning to surrounding areas to find a balance of affordability, square footage, and access to ... More


No measures that could boost demand for housing in Toronto: Morneau

4/19/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

business-meeting-notes-105.jpg - Real Estate News Three levels of government facing a red-hot housing market in the Greater Toronto Area agreed Tuesday not to introduce any measures that would further boost demand and drive ... More


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