Canadians took a break from borrowing home equity, but are back in full force. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show home equity borrowing reached a new record high in November. The month was also the fifth consecutive we’ve seen acceleration of growth in this segment. Loans Secured By Residential Real Estate […]
Canadian real estate listings are facing more competition, and less sales. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show the sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) fell across the country in December. The indicator, used as a proxy for demand, showed deterioration in all but 3 major markets. Sales To New Listings Ratio The sales to […]
Canadian real estate prices are starting to take a breather, after an epic run. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show prices across the country were down a few points in December. The vast majority of markets are now off all-time highs, with only two printing records in December. Canadian Real Estate Prices Are Down […]
Greater Vancouver’s condo market continued to cool quickly. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show prices are near flat in December. The rapid decline in price growth was accompanied by doubling inventory, and a multi-year low for December sales. Greater Vancouver Condo Prices Are Up Less Than A Point Condo prices in Greater […]
Toronto real estate is seeing lower sales, but that didn’t stop condo prices from moving higher. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show the price of condo reached a new all-time high in December. Rising prices in Toronto came with the fewest sales for the month since 2013. Toronto Condo Prices Rise Over 8% Greater […]
Canadian real estate sales continue to cool. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show sales dropped to a multi-year low for December. Weakness was on display across the country, with only one major market seeing minor growth. Canadian Real Estate Sales Make Largest December Drop Since 2012 Canadian real estate sales printed on of worst […]
Canadian real estate prices saw weakness in the second half. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (Teranet HPI) shows more than half of major urban markets saw declines in December. Two of the largest, Toronto and Vancouver, were just off of all-time highs, but yet to print a correction. Meanwhile, Montreal has hit […]
Toronto is expecting a lot more real estate supply, and that’s going to be a drag on rental price growth. Urbanation, a leading research firm for developers, is forecasting a big drop in the rate of growth for apartment rental rates in 2019. The firm expects the rise in new apartments to trim growth in […]
Canadians love real estate so much, they’ve sent price growth higher than almost all of its peers. US Federal Reserve numbers show the market had the highest price growth of any G7 country, as of 2018 Q3. Just last year, prices in Canada were the fastest growing annually in the group. This year, they’re the […]
Canadian households are showing signs they’re tapped out. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the balance of outstanding credit reached a record high in November. The record is overshadowed by the continued deceleration of growth, however. Households borrowed at one of the slowest paces in decades, with big drops in consumer and mortgage growth. Canadians […]
