Greater Vancouver real estate developers are launching less units – a lot less. MLA Canada numbers show July saw the fewest new pre-sale units launched in years. Developers have been delaying new releases in response to weak absorption. Fewer launches did help to firm up the absorption ratio, but even with the “firming” sales came […]
Greater Toronto new home sales are picking up, but buyers are mixed on prices. Altus Group data shows new home sales across Greater Toronto made a double digit climb in July. Even with the rise in sales, trade volumes are still light this year. Prices followed with a mixed move – condo prices accelerating gains, […]
Canadian real estate owners with large mortgages are falling behind on payments. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows a climbing delinquency rate on large mortgages in Q1 2019. The rate remains relatively low, but does show the trend is reversing, and the market peak is behind us. What Are You Looking At? Today […]
Greater Vancouver condo sales are up, but prices fell even further last month. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show a big jump in sales in July. However, the double digit jump in volume wasn’t quite enough to bring prices higher. The price of a typical condo continued to slide, falling to a […]
Toronto’s condo market is continuing its parabolic price move higher. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers shows prices reached a new all-time high in July. Sales of condo apartments failed to make a seasonal decline in July. This applied more pressure to prices, as inventory made the usual drop. The result was more pressure on […]
Canada’s fast moving real estate market is still seeing demand shift to the East Coast. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the sales to new listings ratio improved in July. On the national level, there was only a small increase. However, that’s because large gains in the East, are being weighed down by large […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Yield Curves: Canada’s Recession Indicator Is Now Flashing Red Alert Another indicator is warning that a recession is likely approaching in Canada. The 10-2 spread, the difference between 10 and 2 year government bonds, turned negative. A negative spread, a.k.a. yield […]
The recession indicator “that has a perfect record” in the US is now flashing red alert in Canada. Canada’s 10-2 treasury yield spread officially inverted in July. The spread has been flattening since 2017, but finally turned negative last month. The yield curve inversion indicates investor expectations for the future are spiraling lower. We know, […]
Savings? Canadian households don’t want to hear about your exotic German habits. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) numbers show the unadjusted household savings rate had an abysmal Q1 in 2019. The rate of household savings made the weakest Q1 print in over 59 years of data. Combine that with higher debt loads, and even a rate […]
Canada’s Millennials are racking up quite the tab, according to a major credit agency. Transunion Canada released their latest insights on demographic credit trends. Millennials now hold more debt than the Baby Boomer generation, for the first time ever. In fact, they borrowed almost three out of four dollars in debt added to the pile […]
