Canadian Real Estate Is Proving To Be A Story of Excess Demand: BMO
Canadian real estate sales are fading quickly as interest rates rise, proving this was an issue of excess demand from too much stimulus.
Canadian real estate sales are fading quickly as interest rates rise, proving this was an issue of excess demand from too much stimulus.
This week’s cheat sheet includes how Canada eliminated its real estate bubble with data revisions, and experts forecast bigger declines.
The Bank of Canada is telling the public they know higher rates are “difficult,” but ultimate leads to a lower cost of living.
The Bank of Canada Housing Affordability Index shows it hasn’t been this hard to buy a home since the early 90s real estate bubble.
This week’s top stories include RBC calling the deepest correction for Canadian real estate in a half-century, and small towns are booming.
Canada’s largest bank might be its largest real estate bear after last month’s sales. This week RBC explained to investors that a Canadian real estate correction is here. Following downward revisions to the bank’s forecast, key markets reported further erosion. They see the correction spreading wider, and may be the deepest in half a century. […]
Non-resident investors find Canada’s real estate markets so nice they’re buying it twice… or thrice, sometimes more. Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) shows substantial non-resident homeownership. Not new, but what is surprising is the share of non-residents, who have income tax obligations in another country, that owned multiple homes in 2020. Over […]
Canadian real estate is much worse than thought according to a Big Six bank, and investors bought most new condos.
Canadian mortgage debt has been soaring, and it’s entirely due to uninsured borrowing. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows mortgage debt was still rising in May, despite falling home sales. Drilling down into the numbers reveals it was entirely uninsured mortgage growth. The insured segment, with smaller down payments and often first-time buyers, is falling. […]
BMO made a downward revision to its Canadian real estate forecast as the bank notes a surge in cancelled listings and failed closings.