Canadian real estate prices are slowing in growth, but they made a wild run over the past few years. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show price growth made a huge deceleration into October. Price growth is now close to target inflation, but over the past 5 years they’ve increased by over 44%. Not just […]
Canadian real estate markets are still cooling around the country. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show only two markets saw SNLR improvements in October. The indicator, used as a gauge of demand, fell fastest in some of Canada’s largest real estate markets. Sales To New Listings Ratio The sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Real Canadian Mortgage Credit Growth Is Pointing To An Early 80s Style Meltdown Canadian real estate sales are dropping, and taking credit growth with it. The growth of mortgage credit fell to 3.38% in September, compared to last year. The […]
Canadian real estate sales continue its slide lower. Canada Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show sales fell across the country in October. The trend of higher sales in Ontario and East continued, with mixed results in the GTA. BC’s continued declines were the most significant drag on the numbers this month. Canadian Real Estate Sales […]
Canadian real estate prices just printed an unusual month. The Teranet – National Bank of Canada House Price Index (Teranet HPI) show all but one market experienced a decline in October. The monthly decline has only occurred a handful of times in the index history. Teranet HPI Regular readers can probably skip this part. The […]
Canadian real estate developers facing soft domestic demand are looking to China. Juwai.com, the largest overseas property portal in Mainland China, conducted a developer survey. Over a third of Canadian developers are looking to spend more to attract Mainland Chinese capital. Who Did They Survey? Juwai surveyed “dozens” of North American real estate developers, on […]
Toronto’s detached real estate market is performing better than last year, but that doesn’t say much. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show detached sales improved in October. The improvement isn’t as exciting when you realize sales are still below the 10 year trend. As for prices? They are basically retracing last year’s movements, give […]
Canadian mortgage credit growth is falling, but how bad is it in real terms? People are comparing today’s low growth numbers to the mid-1990s. While there are some parallels, it more accurately resembles the early 1980s. Mortgage credit growth, when adjusted for inflation, is heading towards negative numbers. We haven’t actually experienced negative real growth […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s National Housing Agency Is Forecasting An 11% Drop In Buying Power The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is forecasting a decline in borrowing power. Analysts from the Crown Corp are projecting the 5 year fixed rate will rise […]
Try not to pull something laughing. Canadian real estate became slightly more affordable this year. The Bank of Canada (BoC) published their update to the Housing Affordability Index (HAI) for Q2 2018. The update shows the cost of ownership declined slightly from last year. Despite the good news, the cost of ownership is still at […]
