Toronto is out and Saskatoon is in—at least for those looking for a robust job market. That’s the take from BMO’s latest labor market rankings of Canada’s 33 largest cities. The country added tens of thousands of jobs, but surging population growth means some cities did worse than others. Places like Toronto saw a sharp […]
Canadian real estate in the 2020s is more for seniors than young adults, though it wasn’t always that way. Bank of Canada (BoC) 2024 mortgage data reveals that seniors are more likely to have a mortgage than those younger than 35 years old. Contrasting it with borrower age at origination reveals that those under 35 […]
Vancouver real estate sales picked up last month, but lofty inventory is easing market pressures. Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR), formerly REBGV, data shows the price of a composite benchmark (typical) home fell slightly in December. The minor decline emphasized uncertainty about where prices should head, remaining mostly unchanged from last year. Despite sales seeing enormous […]
Greater Toronto real estate failed to maintain momentum last month. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows prices stalled in December. Last month was one the weakest for sales in the past decade, while inventory climbed to one of the highest levels over the same period. Toronto Real Estate Price Uncertainty: Will They Head […]
Hoping Canadian Parliament’s proroguing will provide relief from higher capital gains? Canada’s Department of Finance warns that isn’t the case, and new forms to pay the increased capital gains rate will arrive by month’s end. Parliament prorogued yesterday abandoning all unpassed legislation, that includes the changes to the capital gains inclusion rate. However, the tax […]
Canada’s central bank is still trying to reel in the mass liquidity injections it made in 2020. A new report from National Bank of Canada (NBF) explains they see quantitative tightening (QT) making progress in 2025. The Bank of Canada (BoC) policy reverses liquidity introduced during quantitative ease (QE) in 2020, and will raise borrowing […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Banks See Mortgages In Arrears Climb Despite State Intervention Canadian banks are seeing mortgages in arrears climb despite extensive measures to suppress them. Canadian Bankers Association (CBA), an industry-run trade group, data shows that more residential borrowers are falling behind on […]
Canada’s big banks are seeing more mortgage borrowers fall behind on payments despite relief measures. Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) data shows the serious mortgage arrears rate climbed again in October. The rate remains historically healthy, but it has increased sharply from record lows despite policymakers making extensive efforts to mitigate the erosion. About Today’s Data […]
Toronto real estate just got another sign that it entered one of its roughest markets ever. Equifax data shows the Greater Toronto mortgage delinquency rate climbed again in Q2 2024. Just two years after hitting a record low, the rate is now climbing at one of the most aggressive paces in history, hitting a 9 […]
Canada is tripling down (quadrupling?) on its real estate-based economy. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the number of active businesses hit a new record in September. That’s the good news, which loses a little luster when examining the details. The country’s national statistics agency attributed most growth to just a handful of real estate-related […]
