Canadians are holding onto less cash, according to the country’s central bank. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show M1+, a measurement of “cash,” is seeing growth plummet. The deceleration of growth is a sign that consumers are spending more to service debt. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s also a sign of […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Credit Is Decelerating, Mortgage Growth Falls To Lowest Rate In 17 Years The Canadian credit cycle appears to be heading into its contraction phase. The balance of household debt reached $2.119 trillion at the end of May, up 4.4% from […]
Canadian real estate sales are trending lower, and taking mortgage growth with it. May’s numbers from the Bank of Canada (BoC) show we’ve hit the lowest pace of growth in years. Despite the low levels of growth, this number appears to be heading even lower. Annualizing Data To Understand Performance First, you’ll need to know WTF […]
Vancouver real estate is finally returning to reality. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show prices are still up from last year, but have stalled month-over-month. The stalled prices were accompanied by much lower sales, and multi-year highs for inventory. Greater Vancouver Home Prices Are Basically Flat From Last Month The price of […]
Toronto real estate showed signs of life for the first time in a year, although there are a whole lot of footnotes. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported Greater Toronto price declines improved in May, compared to last month. Although they’re still down from the year before. Sales definitely did spike though! … but only […]
Canadian real estate sales are feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, and consumer credit isn’t far behind. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show household debt printed a new record high. Despite the record high, the rate of growth continues to slow for consumer debt levels. The decelerating growth is yet another indicator that the […]
People often boast of the quality lending standards that support Canadian real estate. Every now and then, lawyer and investor Joey Evans reminds us that’s not really the case. He recently posted a great example on his Twitter account, highlighting a Toronto home. The mansion, located in the City of Toronto, had mortgage debt over 3x […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate CMHC: 55% Of Toronto And Vancouver Real Estate Buyers Were In A Bidding War The CMHC took a novel approach to finding out why Toronto and Vancouver buyers were so frenzied – they asked them. Conducting a survey of recent […]
One of the world’s largest credit agencies is noting credit exhaustion at Canadian households. Equifax is seeing a declining number of Canadians paying off the balance on credit cards. Total nothing burger to most, but it’s actually really interesting to credit nerds. Carrying a balance increases the odds of credit delinquencies later down the road. […]
Statistics Canada has updated the non-resident real estate ownership stats for Greater Toronto. Finally, some data!
