Vancouver real estate, welcome to the bear market. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show price declines became larger in December. The drop in prices came with a huge decline in sales, and a surge in inventory. Greater Vancouver Real Estate Prices Fall Over 2.7% The price of a “typical” home across Greater […]
Toronto real estate is printing new records, but not the good kind. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show prices increased in December, when compared to 12 months ago, but are still below peak. It was also the slowest December for sales in 6 years, with the second highest inventory in the same period. Toronto […]
Canadian household borrowing rates may have hit a wall. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the effective household borrowing rate stalled in December, for 4 consecutive weeks. The rate, which is the typical interest rate paid by households, is still substantially higher than last year. Effective Borrowing Rates The effective borrowing rate is the typical […]
Canada’s central bank has officially started to help out with mortgage liquidity. The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced their intention to buy Canada Mortgage Bonds at the end of November. The Bank bought nearly quarter of a billion of the bonds less than three weeks later. WTF Is A Canada Mortgage Bond? Canada Mortgage Bonds […]
Canadian households just demonstrated debt is more complicated than bank economists think. Statistics Canada numbers, adjusted by former Maclean’s business editor Jason Kirby, show Canada’s debt to income ratio made a huge jump in Q3 2018. Canadian debt to income levels are now back above the US pre-Great Recession peak. That level, which is notoriously […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Price Gains Continue To Taper, Annual Growth Falls Below 2% After an epic run, Canadian real estate prices are starting to taper in growth. The price of a typical home across Canada reached $618,800 in November, up […]
Canada’s largest bank believes real estate affordability will continue to deteriorate. RBC Economics updated their Affordability Index for Q3 2018. The index, which shows how much a household would pay for a mortgage, printed one of the worst levels in history. Analysts from the bank expect affordability to get worse in 2019, as interest rates […]
Canadian real estate owners borrowed another billion of their home equity. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) numbers show the balance of loans secured by home equity hit a new record in October. The balance, which is slowing in growth, is primarily consumers borrowing for personal consumption. Loans Secured By Residential Property Loans […]
More Canadian seniors are withdrawing real estate wealth to make ends meet. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of reverse mortgage debt soaring in October. The annualized pace of growth is now at the highest level it has been in at least 8 years. Reverse Mortgages Have all your […]
After years of overheated growth, Canadian real estate price gains are tapering. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show prices for a benchmark (a.k.a. typical) home across Canada slowed in growth in November. Prices are beginning to stall after years of explosive growth across most of the country. Canadian Real Estate Prices Rise Less Than […]
