Investors scooped nearly half of the new condo supply in British Columbia (BC). Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data reveals investor ownership of property using 2020 tax data. Isolating construction dates, we can see that investors focused primarily on new construction built in 2016 or later. Big cities, small ones, and even rural markets—saw investors capture […]
Ontario real estate is dominated by investors, and this didn’t happen overnight. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data confirmed investor-ownership using 2020 tax data. Diving into the numbers, we found that most of Ontario’s new condos (2016 or later) are owned by investors. It’s not just big cities like Toronto or Hamilton either, most new condo […]
Canada’s national statistics agency made investor-owned homes the subject of their latest data. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) took a dive through tax data to estimate the share of investor-owned homes in 2020. Confirming our observation last year, the data reveals investors scooped most of the new supply in the most affordable segment, at the expense […]
Canada’s economy is weak and interest rates will be falling soon to help out investments. That was the takeaway from the new Bank of Canada (BoC) Market Participant Survey (MPS). The survey asked representatives from banks, dealers, pensions, insurers, asset management, and research firms about their expectations for the economy in the near-term. The results […]
Canadian homeowners aren’t shy about cashing in on their windfall, especially seniors. Regulatory filings with OSFI, Canada’s bank regulator, show reverse mortgage debt surged in November. Despite rising interest rates, seniors haven’t slowed down on the rush to cash out some of their home equity windfall. In fact, reverse mortgage debt has recently surged in […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices To Fall Lower, Worst Case Is A Return To 2014 Values: Oxford Econ Canadian real estate prices will fall further, according to a prominent firm’s forecast. Oxford Economics (OxEcon) still sees a drop of 30% from peak to […]
Greater Toronto real estate agents have been dropping anecdotal evidence the market is firming. It might be true, according to the latest composite benchmark prices presented by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). Home prices generally fell across the region, except in the most dense part—the actual City of Toronto. In the City, the […]
Canada’s real estate slowdown is still trickling into other data points, like future building. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the value of building permits fell in December. Weak home sales and higher rates are dragging builder intentions from record levels. However, the intentions remain historically high, especially compared to pre-pandemic volumes. Canadian Building Permits […]
Canadian real estate prices are still falling, and a prominent research firm sees further declines. Oxford Economics (Ox Econ) updated its housing outlook for Canada today, with a key insight being home prices are still projected to fall further. They say Canada is only about half through the correction—if things don’t break. If things get […]
The Greater Toronto real estate downturn has only had a limited impact on the condo market. That was the view in the condo market report shared by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). In general, easing inventory and higher interest rates have resulted in relatively stable prices. The market is also significantly better supplied […]
