Canadian real estate buyers were “ running out of land” last year, but now they’re running out of money. The Bank of Canada (BoC) and the Office of The Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) are currently reviewing the limits of covered bonds that can be issued. Banks have become increasingly dependent on these bonds for […]
Real estate prices across Canada have grinded to halt. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) aggregate of major markets show annual price growth has fallen close to flat in June. Nearly half of Canada’s major markets are now printing declines from last year. Canadian Real Estate Benchmark Price The price of a typical home across […]
Have you ever woke up after a night of drinking, and only had a vague recollection of what happened? Then your responsible friend sets off a chain of text messages, trying to figure out where you went wrong? Well that’s what the Canadian real estate industry just did, and man-o-man did people screw up. The […]
Canadian real estate prices skipped the Great Recession, but most places weren’t so lucky. Analysts from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the central bank for central banks, crunched the numbers for G20 real estate prices. The majority of advanced economies saw home prices rise in 2017. Despite the increase, home prices in half of […]
Boomers can quit saying buying a home was harder in the 1990s now. Statistics Canada numbers show mortgage debt service ratios (DSR) at the end of Q1 2018 have reached levels we haven’t seen in over 26 years. Despite near record low interest rates, the size of loans have pushed unaffordability to similar levels. This […]
A routine audit is leading a Canadian bank to repurchase their “ineligible” mortgages. Montreal-based Laurentian Bank is agreeing to buy back over $125 million in mortgages. The agreement is the result of a routine audit from the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC). This comes while the bank is trying to improve borrowing standards, after […]
Canadian real estate prices continue to fall, led by a decline in Toronto, reports land registry giant Teranet.
Is BC real estate cooling down? BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its first forecast since the foreign buyer tax was implemented, and they’re still predicting strong growth. While the accuracy of these industry forecasts can be a little bias, they’re predicting an increase in the rest of the province, which will offset any losses […]
