Canadian businesses increasingly see inflation as less of a transitory issue. The Bank of Canada (BoC) recently published the results of the Business Outlook Survey for Q3 2021. The survey, which measures future expectations for business activity, showed big inflation concerns. The share of businesses forecasting high inflation has never been this close to the […]
Think Toronto or Vancouver real estate is too expensive? Then consider more affordable places like Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco. Oxford Economics released its North American Housing Affordability Index (HAI) for Q2 2021. The global forecasting firm found affordability has deteriorated across North America. Toronto and Vancouver real estate were in a league […]
Falling Canadian housing investment is starting to weigh on new housing activity. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows housing starts fell in September. The drop comes after hitting a multi-year high earlier this year. Even with the drop, building activity is still elevated above historic levels. Canadian Housing Starts Fell To 271,000 Units […]
Investors are taking over Canadian real estate markets, especially in Ontario. Teranet, the private operator of the province’s land registry, looked at buyers from January 2011 to August 2021. Their analysis shows the largest segment of buyers is now multiple property owners. Armed with cheap money, these investors now represent one in four Ontario home […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate A Global Swiss Bank Named Toronto The 2nd Biggest Real Estate Bubble In The World Two Canadian cities landed themselves on the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index. The Swiss bank ranked Toronto as the second-largest bubble, and Vancouver as the sixth. […]
A little confused about Canadian real estate prices, and where they’re heading in the near term? You’re not alone. Home price data is starting to look a little confusing, even to the industry. RPS, the 30-year old property data giant owned by Brookfield, released its September home price index. The index, drawing from a larger […]
Canadian home building is near record activity, but it appears it’s hard to keep finding new money. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows investment in building construction fell in August. The decline marked the fourth consecutive month, and it was due entirely to housing. Residential building construction investment dropped so fast, it’s now technically a […]
Hong Kong, New York City, and Paris? They have nothing on Canada’s biggest real estate bubbles. UBS released its annual Global Real Estate Bubble Index today. Two Canadian cities managed to rank near the top of the charts — Toronto and Vancouver. Toronto home prices now rank as the second biggest bubble in the world. […]
Global real estate prices have uncharacteristically surged during the recession. It didn’t come without consequence, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week. The agency’s regular Financial Stability Report said global home prices are now stretched. Stimulus policies backstopped the market, creating moral hazards. Buyers now have a “can’t lose” feeling, pushing them to pay […]
The Canadian bond market is sending real estate a message — credit is going to tighten. Government of Canada (GoC) 5-year bond yields hit the highest level in a year today. Yields for the segment are now triple the level they were last year. Since GoC bond yields influence mortgage rates, this will drive the […]
