Toronto real estate buyers are dropping like flies, but prices are holding. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show prices increased in March. The rise in prices came with the fewest sales since 2009, and second highest inventory since 2014. Toronto’s Proprietary “Benchmark” Rises The price of a typical home in Greater Toronto increased. TREB […]
Borrowing rates are sliding before the traditional busy season for Canadian real estate. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the effective borrowing rate peaked in early March. Shortly after printing the highest number since the Great Recession, the rate dropped. The minor drop made headlines, but only really impacts people shopping in that window. The […]
Canadian real estate sales are still falling, and dragging mortgage credit with it. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show mortgage debt reached a new high in February. Despite hitting a new high, the annual pace of growth hit the lowest level in almost 36 years. Canadians Owe Over $1.55 Trillion In Mortgage Debt Canadian mortgage […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Households Are Just 0.01 Points From The Mother Of All Debt Records Canadian households are paying a near record amount to service their debt. The debt service ratio (DSR) reached 14.87% in Q4 2018, up 5.46% from last year. […]
Toronto is seeing fewer condo buyers, but they’re willing to pay more. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show the benchmark price of a condo apartment reached a new all-time high in February. Record prices came as sales dropped, and inventory climbed to a multi-year high for the month. Toronto Condo Prices Reach A New […]
House rich, cash poor Boomers across Canada are sending reverse mortgage debt soaring. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of reverse mortgage debt made a slight decline in January. The monthly decline didn’t slow the annual pace of growth all that much. Outstanding reverse mortgage credit is growing at […]
The once scorching hot Toronto new home market continues to cool. BILD GTA, a trade group representing GTA home builders, numbers show prices slipping in February. The slip wasn’t large, but combined with rising inventory and falling sales could get worse soon. Last month was the fewest sales for the month of February since the […]
Canadian real estate is cooling down even further from last year. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show the sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) declined further in February. The ratio, a relative measure of demand, showed more inventory and fewer sales are a broad trend. Markets taking the biggest hit are located in Greater […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate The Canadian Government Launches Predatory First-Time Buyer Mortgage Scheme The Government of Canada is taking steps to provide first-time buyers assistance, through “equity lending.” The move would see the government provide new homeowners with up to 10% assistance to buy […]
New home prices are dropping across Canada, according to the national statistics agency. The Statistics Canada (Stat Can) New Home Price Index (NHPI) shows a price decline for this past January. The decline is the first negative print for the index since the Great Recession. New Home Price Index (NHPI) The NHPI is a home […]
