Canadian household debt is cheap to carry, but that could change soon. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows the interest rates for households is climbing this month. Rates are still lower than last year, but they’re back to climbing higher. Effective Interest Rate The effective interest rate for households is a weighted index of what […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on the most important stories this week. Canadian Real Estate Gasp! Canadians Might Have To Actually Make Enough Money To Buy Real Estate Soon Canada’s banking regulator wants to put an end borrowers depending on equity to get a mortgage. Equity lending, the process of depending on “earned” equity […]
Toronto real estate sales sometimes fall through, it’s a reality of any market. It’s often not until a few months later that we find out how many sales actually closed. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) data shows sales fell through at a higher rate than usual last year. In a small window where price growth […]
Here’s a look at interest rates, and how a 5% hike would impact Canadian real estate prices. Even though the BoC “thinks” they aren’t related.
Looking to buy a house in 2017? Here are some of the factors you should consider when buying into Canadian real estate.
The Canadian housing bubble extends far beyond Vancouver, and we look at one of the primary contributors – low mortgage rates.
Canadian real estate prices rose with the US up until 2008, but never crashed. Actually, it continued to rise for the next 8 years – so far.
