Canadian real estate developers are putting a lot of shovels in the ground. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) numbers show a large jump in the number of new homes starting construction. The rise is led by a big increase in Montreal and Vancouver. Toronto, which leads North America in active cranes, is starting to […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate CMHC: Toronto Real Estate “Highly” Vulnerable, Vancouver Stabilizing Warning signs exist for Canada’s real estate markets, but things are improving. The CMHC sees “moderate” vulnerabilities across Canada. Toronto held its rating of “high” vulnerability, due to overvaluation and overheating. Vancouver […]
A Canadian real estate bubble? Nah… as more and more three letter organizations declare Canada’s real estate prices unsustainable, Canada’s national housing agency thinks things are getting better. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) latest report mentions improved fundamentals. The organization even went so far as to downgrade the risk in Greater Vancouver. About […]
Canadian real estate developers are in a mad dash to build purpose built rental units these days. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) numbers show huge growth in rental units under construction in June. Canada hasn’t built this much rental stock at once in at least 30 years. Canada Has Never Had More Rentals Being […]
B.C. real estate markets are the fastest cooling in the country right now. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show sales to new listings ratios made a mild decline across the country. Most markets made improvements on a year-over-year basis. However, B.C.’s markets are cooling so fast, it was enough to weight the national market. […]
Canadians must be entering election season, because not even real estate prices will give a straight answer. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (TNB HPI) showed prices increased in June. Economists at the bank warn not to read too much into the increase, however. Without seasonal pressures, the index would have shown a […]
Canadian real estate insanity has officially spread to every corner of the country. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) conducted a rental affordability study across Canada. The non-partisan organization found minimum wage employees can’t even afford to rent these days. Minimum wage earners can only afford to rent an average one-bedroom in 3 small […]
Canadian household debt issues are surfacing in some of the country’s largest cities. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) filings show an uptick in a few urban markets in Q1 2019. The uptick was most notable in Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. In the opposite direction was Montreal, which is seeing insolvency filings drop to […]
Canada kicked off another multi-year record for housing starts last month. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows a large increase for housing starts in June. The rise pushes new housing starts in large urban areas to the highest level in over a decade. Why Housing Starts Are Important New housing starts are a […]
Canada’s real estate sector is making a shift. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows FIRE sector jobs made a small decline in June. The aggregate movement was small, but most of the gains are being made in smaller provinces. Larger provinces like Ontario and Quebec lost thousands of jobs in the sector last month. FIRE […]
