Forget Subprime Canadian Real Estate Buyers, Investors Crashed The US Market
Canadian real estate looks a lot like the US market before the crash, now that new research disproves the subprime myth.
Canadian Real Estate Is A Brand. Here’s How Developers Are Trying To Retain The Image
Canadian real estate prices may be using a process called massification to maintain prices, here’s how it works.
You Had Questions About Canadian Real Estate Cycles, So Here’s Some Answers
Last week’s piece on Canadian real estate cycles invited more questions than usual, so we thought we would answer some of them for all to see.
Canadian Real Estate Works In A Cycle, Here’s Where We Are
Vancouver and Toronto’s real estate markets aren’t special. Here’s the lesson we taught the country’s top economists this week.
Foreign Buying Numbers Are About To Spike In Canada. Relax, It’s Not What You Think
Foreign buying numbers for Canadian real estate are about to go through the roof, but don’t worry. It’s probably not new demand.
Dodging Canadian Foreign Buyer Taxes: A Guide To Exploiting Loopholes For Fun and Profit
Canadian real estate getting hard to sell because of foreign buyer taxes? Not anymore, using these tips the government already knows about.
Urban Land Banking 101: A Supervillain’s Guide To Ruining Local Real Estate Markets
Due to my background, I’m invited to quite a few privileged conversations. One of those occurred a few months ago, when a Beijing-based money manager sent my office an email, and asked if I could meet him in Toronto for coffee. He was fairly vague, but said he just wanted to have a casual conversation […]
US Federal Reserve Indicator Shows Canadian Real Estate Is Way Overpriced
The US Federal Reserve has a super secret indicator for tracking bubbles, and they think Canadian real estate is at risk for a correction.
The Future of Canadian Real Estate Prices Part 3: Price Targets and Recovery
Part 3 of our notes from the CMHC “Future of Home Prices” talk focuses on combining models for price targets, using Toronto real estate as the example.
The Future of Canadian Real Estate Prices Part 2: Modeling
Canadian real estate prices won’t wait for incomes, so what’s next? Here’s part 2 of my CMHC presentation notes on the future of housing.
