Eastern Canada housing demand accelerated significantly last year
Ephraim Vecina
01/05/2020
Halifax, in particular, enjoyed generous market gains
Category: Real Estate
2019 – Year in Review
Steve Huebl
01/04/2020
As we turn the page on 2019, we wanted to take a look back at how mortgage rates fared as well as some of the key themes in mortgage news over the year.
5 features Millennial buyers are looking for in a new home
Kelsey Pudloski
12/23/2019
Millennial buyers are feeling optimistic, if not a little overwhelmed about taking the plunge into home ownership.
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Latest in Mortgage News: Homeownership Becoming a “Pipedream” for Millennials
Steve Huebl
12/10/2019
A growing number of millennials are resigning themselves to the fact that homeownership may be out of reach for them, according to a new poll. Nearly three quarters (72%) of millennials say they have a goal of owning a home, but nearly half (46%) admit that goal is a “pipedream,” according to the KPMG Millennials […]
Canadian housing is on a healthy streak after 2.5 years in dangerous territory
Sean MacKay
11/14/2019
Overvalued, overbuilt, overheated — all of these terms have been used to describe the potential danger that the Canadian housing market has found itself in at various points over the last few years.
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10 home improvement projects that make homeowners happier
Kelsey Pudloski
10/27/2019
There’s light at the end of the renovation tunnel.
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These are Canada’s most in-demand housing markets right now
Josh Sherman
09/20/2019
Montreal has dethroned Ottawa as Canada’s most in-demand housing market, according to the Scotiabank Housing Market Watch for August 2019.
August saw more Canadian home sales as rates, prices ease
Steve Randell
09/17/2019
There was an increase in Canadian home sales in August with a 1.4% improvement compared to July.
Sellers may soon get the upper hand in the Canadian housing market
Josh Sherman
08/25/2019
The Canadian housing market is teetering on the verge of favouring sellers despite the vast majority of local markets remaining balanced — for now.
House prices gain by smallest amount in almost 10 years
Steve Randell
08/24/2019
Canadian home prices have lagged inflation over the past year according to a leading index.
Canadian home prices are set to rise, but by how much?
Josh Sherman
08/20/2019
There are signs that Canada’s housing market is about to get hotter.
Canadian home sales gain as lower rates help offset stress test
Steve Randell
08/19/2019
There was a 3.5% rise in Canadian home sales in July compared to June and unadjusted activity was up 12.6% year-over-year.
National Home Sales Slowly Recovering: CREA
CMT Team
08/16/2019
National home sales are slowly recovering from their dip in February, but are still 10% below the highs reached in 2016 and 2017.
Canadians’ real estate expectations have slipped
Steve Randell
08/15/2019
Compared to last week, a smaller share of Canadians believe that real estate prices will be higher in 6 months.
2 of Canada’s longest-struggling housing markets are finally improving
Josh Sherman
08/09/2019
The struggle has been real for Alberta’s biggest housing markets — but the province’s embattled urban centres are showing some signs of improvement, local real estate boards report this month.
Canadians are optimistic about the housing market again
Josh Sherman
08/08/2019
Mortgage stress testing did more than just make it tougher for many Canadians to purchase a home — it also eroded their confidence in the housing market.
But Canadians seem to be regaining their confidence, more than a year and a half after policymakers introduced stress testing for uninsured mortgages.
How housing and the Toronto Raptors helped the Canadian economy rebound
Josh Sherman
07/31/2019
The Toronto Raptors didn’t just unite an entire city by winning their first NBA Finals — they lent a hand to the Canadian economy during their historic run.
How does the latest Canadian housing downturn compare to past crashes?
Josh Sherman
07/25/2019
New analysis from a leading economist puts the recent Canadian housing downturn in perspective by comparing it to previous booms and busts of the last 30 years.
What it costs to rent a home across Canada
Josh Sherman
07/16/2019
Sky-high rents in Toronto and Vancouver dominate much of the national discussion, but rental-housing costs continue to vary widely across Canada.
New evidence points to a sustained recovery in major Canadian housing markets: report
Josh Sherman
07/11/2019
The recent stability seen in some of Canada’s biggest markets is here to stay, suggests one of the country’s leading real estate companies.
The Canadian mortgage market is heating up. Here’s where it’s heading for the rest of 2019
Josh Sherman
07/09/2019
A year and a half after federal policymakers toughened up qualification rules to tame an unruly market and reduce risk to the economy, Canada’s mortgage market is showing signs of recovery.
Construction costs keep rising in Canada, and it’s hitting homebuyers in the wallet
Josh Sherman
06/03/2019
Canadian construction costs are rising, and that has contributed to home price increases as developers build in growing expenses to their pricing models.
Canadian housing affordability just saw its biggest improvement in 5 years
Josh Sherman
05/27/2019
National Bank’s latest study of 10 major Canadian housing markets suggests affordability improved in the first quarter of the year as income growth outpaced home prices — and it looks like more relief is on the way.
New home prices flat in March say builders across Canada
Steve Randell
05/15/2019
Builders across Canada reported flat or declining prices for new homes according to Statistics Canada.
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