Canada’s excessive low rate policy has created a wave of speculative housing demand. That demand can end very quickly, as interest rates climb and real estate price growth slows. In a weekend note to clients, BMO explains it’s a less than ideal time to expect home prices to grow. Rising rates won’t have much of […]
Canadians are packing up and leaving at a fast rate, during a traditionally slow period. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows emigration, the act of leaving permanently, jumped in 2021. The past year showed modest gains, rising to the highest level in half a decade. The fourth quarter is what sticks out though, showing a […]
Opening Statement by Stephen Punwasi Better Dwelling Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance March 24, 2022 Good afternoon Committee, and thank you for the invite. My name’s Stephen Punwasi, and I’m the chief data analyst at Better Dwelling, Canada’s largest independent housing news source. Some of you might be familiar with […]
The supply shortage pushing Canadian real estate buyers to the limit doesn’t exist. It’s an unexpected take from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM). The Government report, building on SFU City Program Director Andy Yan’s research, shows BC’s housing supply kept pace with its population. This follows a BMO Capital Markets report showing Ontario’s […]
Canadians expect to buy a lot of real estate over the next year, but not even close to last year’s volume. That’s one of the insights in this year’s RBC Home Ownership Poll released this week. Last year the poll showed a massive surge of buyers planning to enter the market, which proved true. This […]
Canada’s largest bank doesn’t see much happening in real estate over the next year. RBC risk models show the bank expects almost no price growth over the next 12 months, and modest growth at best. At worst, the bank sees a 30% drop in home prices and 18 months of deteriorating conditions. Base and Alternative […]
Canadian real estate is increasingly flashing warnings after detaching from incomes. Sal Guatieri, a senior economist at BMO, found another one — home values as a percent of income. The indicator calculated by Statistics Canada (Stat Can) shows home prices climbing much faster than incomes. It almost looks like a plotting error, as homes continue […]
Most of Europe’s real estate is overvalued, but London pushes a new extreme, says a global ratings giant. S&P Global Ratings released their annual valuation of European real estate this week. The report shows most of the continent’s housing markets are looking a little pricey. They primarily focused on the national level, but one city […]
Canadian real estate prices might be soaring, but mortgage growth is hitting a wall. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows mortgage credit hit a new record in January 2022. Annual growth is still close to the highest level since 2008, but several signs show we’re past the peak. With rising interest rates shrinking mortgage budgets, […]
Canadians aren’t keen on the prospects of buying a home, according to a mortgage industry report. Mortgage Pros Canada (MPC), a trade association representing mortgage brokers, released its Semi-Annual State of The Mortgage Market. One of the key data points is a consumer survey used to gauge the public’s sentiment on the market. They found […]
