The whole world is undergoing a housing shortage, but vacant homes are barely budging. The OECD‘s latest data drop shows 42 million of its 426 million homes are vacant. Yes, roughly one in ten homes in advanced economies are empty. There are literally years of housing supply being used as an alternative to gold. Rather […]
Canadian new home prices may have just seen the first sign of cooling in over a year. Statistic Canada (Stat Can) released the New House Price Index for September. The agency said fewer than half of cities saw new home prices advance last month — a drag on annual growth. Annual new home price growth […]
Canada’s central bank is increasingly feeling the pressure from inflation. Desjardins, the country’s largest cooperative financial group, accelerated its interest rate forecast. They see the Bank of Canada (BoC) hiking rates a quarter earlier than previously expected. Elevated inflation is what’s behind the change, and it’s going to push the cost of mortgages higher. The […]
Canadian real estate prices have been on an epic run, but they’re starting to lose a little steam. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (TNBC HPI) showed minor growth in September. The annual rate is still elevated, but it fell from the record high due to the month dragging. Last month’s gain was […]
The cost of living in Canada is now surprising even the experts, with price growth surging. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual growth surged higher in September. The measure of inflation has been running hot recently, but now it’s hit the highest level in 18 years. One of the country’s […]
Canadians aren’t just borrowing a lot of mortgage debt, they’re doing it at one of the fastest rates ever. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows outstanding mortgage credit hit a new record in August. It wasn’t just the balance, which is now larger than the gross domestic product (GDP) of most countries. The rate at […]
Canadian consumers are lowering their expectations for home price gains. The Bank of Canada (BoC) released its Q3 2021 Survey of Consumer Expectations. One key takeaway from the survey is the household forecast of home price growth. The latest survey shows consumers lowered their expectations for how much prices will rise over the next year. […]
Canadian businesses increasingly see inflation as less of a transitory issue. The Bank of Canada (BoC) recently published the results of the Business Outlook Survey for Q3 2021. The survey, which measures future expectations for business activity, showed big inflation concerns. The share of businesses forecasting high inflation has never been this close to the […]
Think Toronto or Vancouver real estate is too expensive? Then consider more affordable places like Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco. Oxford Economics released its North American Housing Affordability Index (HAI) for Q2 2021. The global forecasting firm found affordability has deteriorated across North America. Toronto and Vancouver real estate were in a league […]
Falling Canadian housing investment is starting to weigh on new housing activity. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows housing starts fell in September. The drop comes after hitting a multi-year high earlier this year. Even with the drop, building activity is still elevated above historic levels. Canadian Housing Starts Fell To 271,000 Units […]
