Swing and a miss—strike two for interest rates boosting Greater Toronto real estate demand. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows home prices slipped lower in July. Despite a narrative of rapid population growth, demand remains historically weak as sellers appear in near record high volumes for the month, only to find one of […]
Canadian consumers are known for their resilience, but that luck might be running out. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) filings show consumer insolvencies had one of the biggest June’s on record. A sudden surge of consumer insolvencies over the past year has the annual volume at the third-largest peak on record, and the […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Credit Demand Is Rapidly Collapsing Despite Population Growth Canadian households aren’t borrowing, which may indicate that they’re weaker than they appear. Annual household credit growth advanced 3.4% in May, just 0.2 points above the cycle’s low hit in October 2023. The […]
Canadians aren’t acting like themselves and it may be a sign of a more concerning trend brewing. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows annual household credit growth decelerated in May. Just off multi-decade lows, despite cheaper credit on the way, households are pulling back on borrowing. The low growth for borrowing is even more concerning […]
Canadian real estate is expensive, but at least it comes with “free” healthcare, right? One might want to reconsider that statement when they take a look at the latest update of the Canadian Consumer Tax Index for 2023. Published by the Fraser Institute, it shows the average household is devoting significantly more towards income taxes […]
Canada’s economy beat expectations but dive into the details before celebrating. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows real gross domestic product (GDP) grew faster-than-expected in May. However, even with a rapid public sector expansion driving half the advance, it failed to meet population growth. As a result, Canada’s GDP per capita recession printed an 8th […]
Canada’s banks have dominated Greater Toronto’s investor mortgage market. CIBC data shows the Big Five captured 75% of investor mortgages on condos completed in Toronto in 2023. There’s just one problem-most of those mortgages are cash flow negative—the rent fails to match the payment, property taxes, and maintenance fees on the unit. The Big Five […]
Finally, some good Canadian real estate news—though it’s unlikely to be a lasting trend. New data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) at Statistics Canada (Stat Can) shows more new condo apartments were owned by end-users in 2022. As interest rates climbed, prices stalled and investors no longer saw the same return potential. Owner-occupants […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Faces The Worst Market Since 90s Recession: CIBC Canadian real estate markets haven’t been this bad since the early 90s recession. That was the take from CIBC, warning that slowing investment has softened demand for new housing. Considering they’ve […]
The Greater Toronto condo market has been dominated by investors for years. That’s changing really fast, according to a new analysis from CIBC Economics. Over 4 in 5 investors with a condo apartment rental completed in 2024 are losing money, collecting less rent than they’re paying out. It’s a problem that’s long existed, but may […]
