Staff at the City of Toronto are getting ready for a vacant home tax, but there’s some industry concerns. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) asked City council members to ensure “data-driven and results” based decisions. Along with this request, they also shared a list of exemptions they would like to see. Here’s a few […]
The pandemic may have helped banks accelerate profitability… and not just from real estate prices. Well, kind of because of real estate prices. Earlier this month, two of Canada’s largest banks reiterated plans to reduce office space. The pandemic forced them to send non-essential staff to work from home. Now they’re finding things are working […]
Canadian real estate prices are soaring, with gains accelerating into the winter. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows a big monthly jump for home prices in November. Prices are rising almost exclusively in the detached home segment. Condo apartment values have now rolled back to pre-pandemic prices. Canadian Real Estate Prices Grow At The […]
Canada’s non-bank lenders saw an unusual situation – mortgage growth, and rising arrears. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows non-bank lenders had a big quarter extending mortgages in Q2 2020. The large growth in mortgage extension was accompanied by a sharp uptick in arrears. Highly unusual since those trends tend to require conditions opposite of […]
Canadian real estate prices just got another negative forecast from a Big Three credit rating agency. Fitch Ratings released its Global Housing Outlook this month, which contained a forecast for Canadian home prices. The firm generally sees home prices falling next year, as well as the delinquency rate nearly doubling. Canadian Real Estate Prices Forecasted […]
Canadians didn’t see their debt problems improve nearly as much as previously thought. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows household debt to income made a big quarterly jump in Q3. The rise was accompanied by a substantial upward revision of the previous quarter. The ratio has now already retraced half of the drop it made […]
Canadians are once again comfortable borrowing their home equity – at least a little of it. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of loans secured by home equity approached the previous all-time high in September. Growth is still slow, but it’s no longer negative. Canadians Owe $307.11 Billion Secured […]
Canada’s largest bank is prepared for price drops most would find unthinkable. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) filings show possible risk scenario forecasts. Over the next year, the base forecast shows virtually flat growth. In a best case scenario, growth would hit levels similar to previous years. In a worst case, they forecast prices can […]
Canadian millennials are doing much worse than the previous generation. New Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows millennials make much more than Gen X did at their age. Despite significantly higher wages, they pay much more than the last generation did for basic necessities. That’s further complicated by the fact they also pay more in […]
Not every Canadian that took a credit payment deferral needed one. Don’t let that fool you into thinking no one needed a payment deferral though. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) data shows the number of expired payment deferrals the bank is carrying. The vast majority of people have resumed payments without problem. However, delinquencies are […]
