Canadian seniors extracting home equity is slowing, but still growing at a high pace. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of reverse mortgages hit a new high in July. The 12-month rate of growth remains unchanged from a month before. However, the month before was still a very large […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Heavy Immigration Is The Last Pillar Preventing A Recession Canada’s economy looks like it’s booming, but it’s not all that impressive when immigration is factored in. Real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita hit $55,480 in Q2 2019, up […]
Canada’s job market is improving, largely due to Canadians making their own jobs. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) numbers show the unemployment rate fell in September. The vast majority of the jobs gained were from self employment. Real estate is still growing slightly faster than general employment across Canada. BC is a notable exception, where the […]
Greater Vancouver real estate sales have made a massive jump from last year, but it’s not nearly enough. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show sales climbed over 40% in September. The massive increase in sales volume wasn’t enough to stop prices from falling. In the City of Vancouver, prices are back to […]
A big Swiss bank recently ranked Toronto real estate the second biggest bubble in the world, but the city can’t hear them. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show price growth accelerating in September. The increase in growth comes after sales and inventory returned to typical volumes. Toronto Real Estate Prices Rise Over 5% The […]
Canada’s booming population growth is the only thing separating the country from a recession. There’s been a lot of talk about Canada’s massive growth in gross domestic product (GDP). There’s also been a lot of talk about Canada’s population boom, driven largely by immigration. However, few people seem to be discussing what the combination of […]
Canadian household debt is seeing growth accelerate once again, and it’s entirely due to mortgages. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the balance of household credit at institutional lenders reached a new record high in August. The growth was largely led by mortgage debt, which is beginning to accelerate. On the other hand, consumer credit […]
Canadian real estate sales are rising from last year’s anemic levels, and so is mortgage debt. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show outstanding mortgage credit reached a new high in August. More surprising is mortgage credit growth is actually accelerating into the fall. For the first-time in years, annual growth is now bigger than the […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Election 2019 Canadian Politicians Promise To Bring More Risk To Housing: Part One, The Liberals The Liberals promise to increase the first-time home buyer incentive (FTHBI), in Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria. Previous limits were designed to prevent homebuyers from inflating those very markets. However, […]
Only 17 days until the election, and all parties are promising helicopter money for housing. The NDP plan, with rental subsidies, is probably the most well intended one. Rather than using tax dollars to help buy investments, they’re focusing on core needs. Unfortunately, every time you inject a large amount of cash into a market, […]
