Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Buying A Typical Home In Canada? Cities Now Require Incomes Of Up To $230,000 Buying a typical home across Canada is now out of reach for many, especially if it’s where the jobs are. A typical non-condo apartment in Toronto, requires […]
Mortgage rates might be low, but nosebleed home prices still make payments difficult. National Bank of Canada (NBC) data shows the household income required to carry a mortgage on a typical home in Q4 2020. The numbers in some regions are staggering, before even considering downpayments. In Toronto or Vancouver, the middle class can no […]
The first hurdle to buying a home in Canada is getting much higher – saving for a downpayment. A National Bank of Canada (NBC) analysis shows it took a record number of months to save a downpayment in Q4 2020. Households need to save for the longest period in history, passing even the late 1980s […]
Low income Canadians are going to have a heck of a time finding new rental housing. A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) analysis shows how much rental stock is affordable by income quintile in 2020. Affordability is defined as purpose-built units that cost less than 30% of each quintile income. For those that skipped […]
Canada’s central bank has finally stopped juicing the mortgage market… or at least it’s taking a break. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows December was the first ever drop in the amount of Canada mortgage bonds (CMBs) held. It’s too early to tell if it’s just temporary, or if it’ll start again. If the buying […]
Canadians act cheery, but most are feeling a big drop in the quality of their life during the pandemic. A Statistics Canada (StatCan) analysis shows how the average person’s life satisfaction has changed between 2018 and 2020. The agency found polarization in scores – a higher level at the top and bottom, with less middle […]
Canadians are falling behind on their rent. A lot of them. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows rent in arrears at purpose built rentals in 2020. Over 125,000 Canadians were behind on rent in October, with almost a third located in Toronto. Despite the large number, it likely only represents a fraction of […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Real Estate Prices Are High Because Canadians Want To Pay More, Says BMO Economist A Big Six bank believes they figured out why Canadian real estate prices are high – buyers want them to be. BMO’s latest analysis shows Canadian homeowners […]
Households in Canada’s largest real estate markets are big premiums to own. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) analysis shows the gap between the cost of owning and renting in 2020. Carrying costs in the largest market are now almost double that of paying rent. That isn’t a general rule though, with some markets cheaper […]
Canada’s lofty disposable income growth made a sharp pull back in Q3 last year. US Federal Reserve data shows real disposable income generally improved in the latest numbers. Canada was a notable exception, making a sharp quarterly drop. Even with the drop, the country manages to squeeze out the biggest gains of any country since […]
