Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Used Over $298 Billion In Home Equity To Secure Loans Canadians are still using their homes as ATMs. Filings from regulated banks show over $298 billion in loans were secured by homes in February, up 5.4% from last year. […]
Canadians are back to using their homes as ATMs. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of loans secured by homes reached a new record high in February. Preliminary numbers show most of the growth is still from personal loans, such as HELOCs. Canadians Used Over $298 Billion In Home […]
Canadian real estate prices turned negative, but not all markets are suffering. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show the national price index declined for a second month in a row. Prior to last month, price declines weren’t seen since September 2009, almost a decade ago. Despite the national drop, underperforming markets are beginning to […]
Greater Vancouver condo sales are extending losses into the normally busy spring. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show prices continued to drop in March. The price decline came with the fewest March sales since 2009, and double last year’s inventory. Greater Vancouver Condo Prices Drop The Most Since 2009 The price of […]
Toronto real estate sales are still slowing, but buyers are still bidding up prices. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show condo apartment prices reached an all-time high in March. The record high for prices came with a six year low for sales, and a three year high for inventory. Toronto Condo Prices Reach A […]
Canadian real estate sales continue to slide even lower. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show sales dropped once again in March. The decline in home sales across the country marks an unusually long period of negative growth. Canadian Real Estate Sales Fall To 6 Year Low Canadian real estate sales slipped once again. CREA […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Insured Mortgages On Canadian Real Estate Fall Almost 10% The balance of insured mortgages on Canadian real estate is falling. There were $456.35 billion of insured mortgages in January, down 9.37% from last year. The average cost of carrying these […]
Canadian real estate price growth is still slowing, according to land registry data. The Teranet–National Bank House Price Index (TNB HPI) show prices fell for the first time in March, outside of recession. The drop represents the sixth consecutive monthly decline for Canadian real estate markets. Teranet-National Bank House Price Index (TNB HPI) Regular readers […]
Canadian households are accumulating debt faster than assets are appreciating. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows the debt-to-asset ratio increased very quickly in Q4 2018. The ratio is now growing at the fastest pace since the Great Recession, and is at the highest level since 2014. Debt To Asset Ratio The debt to asset ratio (DTA) […]
Canadian real estate prices are dropping, but they’re very far from their peers. US Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) data shows real prices across the country are down in 2018 Q4. Even with the decline, prices are massively elevated compared to other G7 economies. About The Index Home prices in this index use […]
