11/11/2024 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Canada’s rental market has hit a critical low in vacancy levels, but developers are struggling to keep pace with the growing demand for new housing. ... More
9/16/2024 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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National home sales increased in June following the Bank of Canada's first interest rate cut since 2020, and activity posted another small gain in August on the heels of the ... More
6/10/2019 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Cooling housing markets are being seen in many major cities across the developed economies. ... More
9/13/2018 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Canada’s mortgage industry saw slowing growth in the second quarter of 2018 as stress tests and rising interest rates made an impact. ... More
6/25/2018 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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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
11/26/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Real estate agents want to know if you've grown pot in your home. ... More
10/31/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Ontario and B.C.'s finance ministers say they are open to the idea of a registry of pre- construction condominium sales as the Canada Revenue Agency ramps up efforts to find ... More
9/15/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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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
9/11/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August increased compared with July ... More
7/19/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The federal finance minister says steps taken to tame Canada's hottest housing markets have already helped slow down a sector he believes was moving at an unsustainable clip. ... More
7/7/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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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
6/15/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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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
4/10/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The annual pace of housing starts increased more than expected in March and hit their highest level since September 2007. The Canada Mortgage ... More
3/20/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is urging Ottawa to address speculative investing in the country's housing markets by changing how such profits are taxed. ... More
3/8/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The pace of home construction in Canada picked up last month and a lot of the push came from Ontario, the federal housing agency said Wednesday, offering the latest evidence that ... More
2/12/2017 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Canadian housing starts unexpectedly rose in January as Ontario saw a strong increase on ground breaking of new homes, suggesting home construction got off to a ... More
12/7/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Foreign ownership of existing Canadian condominium units in Canada's three biggest cities has declined in 2016 compared with the previous two years, according to a ... More
11/11/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The talk of an empty homes tax in Vancouver is to become a reality. The city council says that it will be introduced by January 1, 2017. ... More
11/8/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts in October slowed compared with September. ... More
11/1/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Five housing markets have been identified as the ones to watch in the coming year but not all of them are listed for positive reasons. ... More
9/18/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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New research from property consultancy Frank Knight places Turkey atop its Global House Price Index, which tracks countries’ average house price growth. ... More
9/13/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Toronto’s new home prices are currently outpacing Vancouver but don’t pin that on speculative investing, according to one leading economist. ... More
9/8/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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Statistics Canada says its new housing price index rose 0.4 per cent in July compared with June. ... More
8/31/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The sharp acceleration in Canadian home prices shows no sign of abating this year, though economists expect the pace will be reined in by high household debt and a growing lack of ... More
6/10/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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The Bank of Canada is warning that the pace of house price increases in Vancouver and Toronto can't be sustained by economic ' fundamentals.' ... More
6/9/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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With supply issues pressuring prices in many housing markets, the number of new homes being built has declined according to two new data releases. ... More
5/16/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales in April 2016 rose to their highest level ever. ... More
4/15/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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In March, the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index™ was up 0.8% from the previous month, the largest increase for a March since 2008. Though prices ... More
4/6/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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A National Bank official said that Canada’s pool of skilled young professionals is responsible for much of the demand in the country’s urban centres. ... More
3/15/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Ron Hyde
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According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales recorded a second consecutive month-over-month increase in February ... More
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