10/22/2018 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Marti Philp
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By 2023, the number of millionaires in Canada is expected to rise 54% to nearly 2 million people ... More
10/15/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Canadian home sales weakened by 0.4% in September compared to the previous month. ... More
9/28/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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A new RBC report says Canada's housing affordability has reached its worst level in 28 years and is bound to deteriorate even further. ... More
9/24/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Marti Philp
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The world's biggest central bank is expected to raise rates this week - and then keep raising them ... More
9/17/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show a small increase in national home sales between July and August 2018. ... More
9/13/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Marti Philp
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Rising rents is making homeownership the affordable alternative according to a new report. ... More
8/31/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Toronto is still the nation's priciest rental market, while rental rates are soaring in half of Canada's largest cities. The year-over-year numbers paint an even bleaker ... More
8/21/2018 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Canadians are becoming more confident in the outlook for the economy, real estate prices, and their finances. ... More
8/15/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were up from June to July 2018. ... More
8/15/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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There was a slight decline in the volume of new mortgage loans in 2017 according to an analysis of consumer credit data from CMHC. ... More
8/8/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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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
7/30/2018 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Haider-Moranis Bulletin: For Canadian homebuyers, the only numbers that matter are local. ... More
7/16/2018 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Investors seem unruffled by anxieties over the global economy and cross-border trade wars. ... More
7/16/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were up from May to June 2018. ... More
7/12/2018 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Marti Philp
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With debt levels disconcertingly high, there could be ramifications to yesterday’s interest rate hike. ... More
7/12/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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As the Bank of Canada raised key interest rates to 1.5 per cent (up from 1.25 per cent) Wednesday morning, mortgage rates are already rising as well. ... More
7/8/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Home Buyers in the priciest markets - Toronto and Vancouver - also face the highest land transfer tax rates. ... More
7/5/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Marti Philp
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Toronto real estate may not be what it was one year ago, but it’s still a battle for home buyers. ... More
6/25/2018 | Posted in Real Estate News by Marti Philp
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Some predict a demise of the traditional brick-and-mortar brokerage model as technology evolves, but realtors still provide value. ... More
6/20/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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In its report on national home sales numbers as of May, CREA pointed at a 1.6% month-over-month increase in Toronto residential transactions – a development that analysts ... More
6/20/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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The acute volatility of the Canadian housing market may be nearing the end according to TD Economics. ... More
6/18/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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The new Canadian national existing home sales data published by CREA last week could have been worse according to TB Economics. ... More
6/15/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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National home sales via Canadian MLS® Systems remained little changed from April to May 2018, marking the lowest level for national sales activity in more than five ... More
5/16/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Marti Philp
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First-time home buyers already struggling with more stringent mortgage rules have been dealt another blow by an increase this week in the Bank of Canada’s five-year mortgage ... More
5/16/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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The decline in national home sales reported Tuesday by CREA is “disappointing” says TD Economics. ... More
5/15/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales fell from March to April 2018. ... More
5/14/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Marti Philp
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Despite rising interest and qualifying rates, the luxury sector of the housing market should remain largely unaffected. ... More
5/9/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Almost six in 10 Canadian millennials are already homeowners, with more of this age group planning to buy a home in the next two years, according to a Genworth Canada survey ... More
4/26/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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Canada's housing market overall remains highly vulnerable for the seventh consecutive quarter mainly due to evidence of overvaluation and price acceleration observed in Census ... More
4/12/2018 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Marti Philp
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The Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index™ was unchanged in March – the first time outside a recession when the March composite index ... More
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