Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Faces The Worst Market Since 90s Recession: CIBC Canadian real estate markets haven’t been this bad since the early 90s recession. That was the take from CIBC, warning that slowing investment has softened demand for new housing. Considering they’ve […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s CMHC Internal Messages Show Housing Supply Narrative Is BS Canadian real estate prices are expensive because of a lack of supply, and building more should fix it—right? That’s been the narrative for years, but it’s not what the CMHC has been […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Weakens As People Flee Toronto & Vancouver: BMO Canadian real estate markets remain weak after rate cuts but are driven by weakness in just a few regions. That was the take in the latest research note from BMO, which […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Unemployment Adds 42k Workers, 1 In 5 “Long-Term” Unemployed Canada’s economy hasn’t lost many jobs, but it isn’t making many either. That’s a big problem when the country’s population is growing at one of the most rapid rates ever. Unemployment climbed […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Unemployment Surges For Young Adults & Recent Immigrants Canada went from a shortage of workers to a surplus driving unemployment in just a few months. In 2022, Canada ramped up immigration with the idea it would fill rising job vacancies. Since […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Delinquencies Rise 24%, Ontario Hits $1 Billion: Equifax Canada’s credit bubble may finally be reaching its crescendo. Credit rating agency Equifax notes the national mortgage delinquency rate is lower than Q1 2020. However, more expensive regions like BC and Ontario […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Unemployment Still Climbing As Population Outpaces Jobs 3x Canada’s economy continues to add jobs, but not nearly enough for its population growth. The latest data shows employment grew 0.1% (+27k jobs) to 20.5 million jobs in May. At the same time, […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Home Prices “Need” To Be High To Pay For Retirements: PM Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just said the quiet part out loud. In a recent interview, the country’s head of government stated that he wants affordability to improve, but prices […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Bank Regulator Sees Mortgage Defaults Rising, 1 In 7 Of Concern Canada’s bank regulator is warning that mortgage debt is one of the biggest risks to the country. OSFI released its annual risk outlook and mortgage credit was one of the […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Capital Gains Change Targets Boomers More Than The Rich Canada’s Budget 2024 includes measures sold as a way to target the rich, but that may not be the case. The budget proposes raising the capital gains inclusion by 50%, with the […]
