Toronto real estate might be in a glut, but that didn’t stop buyers from paying more last month. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows prices climbed in March. Despite another monthly uptick, sales remain weak, and inventory continues to be elevated, as bearish conditions persist for the market. Toronto Real Estate Prices Rise […]
Canada’s population is shrinking for the first time since Confederation, but not all provinces are shrinking. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) Q1 2026 population estimates show a 0.25% decline (-103.5k people) to 41.47 million, with most of the drop coming from Ontario. Meanwhile, Alberta is the sole province growing—a divergence shaped by tighter immigration policy hitting some […]
Vancouver home prices demonstrated resilience against rising rates, and they may be doing the same with weakening demand. Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVREB) data shows prices rose in March, a first in a very long time for the region. Before declaring the market back from the dead, the minor growth may be noise, considering that sales […]
Canadians said goodbye to lower gas prices and hello to higher inflation last month, as the Iran War shocks global oil markets. Gas prices made the sharpest surge on record in March, according to BMO Capital Markets. The bank warns this will drive the Consumer Price Index (CPI) much higher, even before considering the spillover […]
Ontario’s real estate woes are quickly turning into one of the worst downturns in the province’s history. Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) data shows mortgages in arrears surged in January, reaching 5x the lows seen just four years prior. The surge has pushed Ontario’s arrears rate above the national rate, something that’s only occurred twice before. […]
Canadian economic output was set to slow down, but the country showed surprising growth in January, according to Statistics Canada (StatCan). Real gross domestic product (GDP) beat analyst expectations with minor growth, avoiding a “technical recession,” though economists warn the impact of higher energy prices due to the Iran war has yet to be determined. […]
Canada’s banks are facing their sharpest mortgage downturn in a decade. Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) data reveals delinquent mortgage volumes surged again in January. Hitting a decade high, these volumes are pushing the arrears rate up sharply, with both metrics nearly doubling within four years. Canadian Mortgage Arrears Rate Hits 2017 Levels CBA reported mortgage […]
Ontario just announced a bailout program, selling it as a housing affordability measure. The province launched a $1.3 billion public-private partnership to buy stagnating developer inventory across Greater Toronto to convert into rentals. The plan clearly helps over-leveraged developers more than it helps with affordability. While intended to drum up investment, it may backfire by […]
Canada’s banks may have to take on a new side hustle—involuntary real estate liquidator. Preliminary Q1 2026 OSFI filings reveal explosive growth in uninsured mortgage net impairment amounts, funds that lenders recover by seizing and selling homes. This figure has surged 150% just as real estate values have plunged, leaving questions regarding how much can […]
In the Canadian financial system, mortgage fraud is considered especially tolerable. For Canada’s banks, there’s a dedicated regulator who investigates violations of the Bank Act known as the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). These are their stories. Dun dun. Just kidding. But OSFI, Canada’s banking watchdog, isn’t. While the regulator has been […]
