It might not seem like it, but Canadian real estate is in the middle of one of the most significant supply booms ever. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data show 2021 housing starts made a big jump. More importantly, the surge of new home construction is beginning to reach the market. New home completions […]
Canadians are about to see a flood of housing supply like they’ve never seen before. An RBC analysis found multi-year highs for various stages of new home construction in Q2 2021. New housing starts reached the highest level in over three decades. Homes completed are expected to hit a similar multi-decade high in the next […]
Canada hasn’t seen this much housing being delivered in a very long time. BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic wrote to clients about July’s new housing completion data this morning. Canada hasn’t built this much housing in decades. While some supply-side issues remain, it’s less of the concern it was a few years ago. Instead, he […]
