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Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate The Canadian Government Launches Predatory First-Time Buyer Mortgage Scheme The Government of Canada is taking steps to provide first-time buyers assistance, through “equity lending.” The move would see the government provide new homeowners with up to 10% assistance to buy […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Sales Print Worst February Since Before The Great Recession Canadian real estate sales are slowing dramatically from last year. CREA reported 29,974 sales in February, up 25% from the month before. This represents a 4.41% decline compared […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Big 5 Banks Lose Mortgage Market Share… Kind Of Canada’s Big 5 banks lost market share last year, but are still up over the long run. In 2018, the Big 5 lost 2.7 points of market share, holding 72.6% […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices Make Smallest Price Change Since Great Recession Canadian real estate prices are moving a lot slower in 2019. The price of a typical home in Canada hit $613,500 in January, up 0.79% from the year before. […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate The Last Time Canadian Household Debt Grew This Slow Was 1983 Canadian household debt hit a new record high, but the growth rate is decelerating. The balance of outstanding debt reached $2.16 trillion in December, up 3.1% from the year […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate All But Two Canadian Real Estate Markets Have Fallen From Peak Prices Only two Canadian real estate markets are at all-time highs – Ottawa and Montreal. The Ottawa benchmark price reached $394,700 in December, a new record for the city. […]

Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Growth Keeps Dropping, Prints New 17 Year Low Canadian mortgage growth dropped to a multi-year low. The balance of outstanding mortgage credit reached $1.53 trillion in November, up 3.2% from last year. While the dollar amount is at […]