Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Ontario Loses Over 5,000 Real Estate Jobs, BC Hits New All-Time High Real estate sector jobs made a minor movement on a national scale, but there’s a major shift on a regional basis. FIRE seasonally adjusted employment fell to 1.193 […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Household Debt Had The Slowest May Growth Since 1983 The growth rate of Canadian debt continues to fall to levels not seen in years. Bank of Canada estimates the balance of household debt reached $2.19 trillion in May, up 3.4% […]
Greater Vancouver real estate sales are dropping incredibly fast these days. Data from MLA Canada, a notable pre-sale marketing firm, shows a big drop in sales in May. Developers are responding to the decline by cancelling or delaying many projects. Greater Vancouver Pre-Sale Listings Decline Over 65% Greater Vancouver pre-sale listings for real estate made […]
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales spiked to the highest level in years. Altus Group’s May numbers show it was the highest number of sales in 16 years. Even though the month was higher, year to date sales are still some of the weakest in recent history. The boost in sales are likely due […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada Lost 16,000 Jobs In May, Over 11,000 Were In Construction Canadian job numbers made an unusual decline in May, mostly due to a drop in construction. ADP employment numbers dropped to 16,519,461 jobs in May, down 0.10% from the […]
Canadian employment slipped last month, according to one of the world’s largest payroll processors. ADP Canada National Employment Report shows non-farm payrolls decline in May. The decline was due to construction, which led the country to the first May drop in over seven years. ADP Canada National Employment Report The ADP Canada National Employment Report […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Price Growth Looks Absurd When Compared To Bubbly US Cities Canadian real estate prices made such a large move since 2000, the growth dwarfs even the frothiest of US cities. Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver have seen real estate […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Vancouver Real Estate Is No Longer The Country’s Most Expensive Market The price of a typical home across Canada is getting cheaper for the first time in years. The benchmark price across the country fell to $624,400 in May, down […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Debt Hits A New Record, $1.56 Trillion Outstanding Canadian mortgage debt reached a new all-time high. There was over $1.56 trillion in mortgage debt outstanding in April, up 3.2% from last year. While there is some growth, it’s extremely […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Housing Is The Least Affordable In The World… For Local Incomes Canadian real estate prices are the least affordable of advanced economies. Canada’s house price to income ratio reached 122.9% in Q4 2018, up 2% from the year before. […]
