Canadians are putting up their residential real estate to secure loans, at one of the fastest rates in history. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) numbers show the balance of loans secured by real estate made a seasonal decline in January. The seasonal decline however, is at a much slower pace than previous […]
CREA, the organization that represents the Canadian real estate industry, just updated their forecast for 2018 – and it’s not pretty.
Teranet’s HPI shows Vancouver real estate printed an all-time high in February, but a deep dive into the data actually shows a huge monthly decline that’s being averaged out. Here’s what you need to know.
Toronto real estate prices continued its rollercoaster pattern. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada (NBC) HPI shows prices declining in February. The decline comes just one month after breaking a down pattern in January. Even though the city’s price growth is still very high, it’s at the lowest level in over 3 years. About The Teranet-National […]
Canadian real estate has entered a down cycle, with price gains rapidly tapering and sales across the country falling the most since the Great Recession.
Toronto detached real estate is seeing demand decline, almost as quickly as it rose last year. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers for February show prices are falling. The price movement is expected, as higher inventory levels meet declining sales. Benchmark Prices Vary From A 9% Gain, To Declines Over 10% The prices of a […]
The central bank, for central banks, just flagged Canada for a financial crisis largely due to the country’s addiction to real estate fueled debt.
Mortgage debt on residential Canadian real estate is now more than a third of the size of Canada’s GDP. Here’s the reason that’s an issue.
French NGO, Sherpa, is alleging that millions of dollars in Canadian real estate bought by “corrupt African leaders” was obtained with questionable cash sources.
Canadian household debt saw the largest reduction since 2011, which sounds great – but presents a big problem for real estate.