Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Money Supply Prints Another Ominous Signal For The Housing Cycle The Canadian money supply is printing a warning sign. The growth rate of M2++, the broadest measure of Canadian money, fell to 5.1% – down 20.3% from last year. […]
Canadian real estate prices are in for some more bad news, if you think credit and prices are related. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the M2++ was still falling quickly in September. The quick declines follow a long period of growth, indicating the end of the business cycle. The end of the business cycle […]
Greater Toronto is seeing the fewest new real estate sales for October in over half a decade. Altus numbers, obtained from BILD, show sales made a huge nose dive in October. The sales decline resulted in higher inventory, and mixed price movements. Greater Toronto New Detached Prices Fall, While Condos Rise Greater Toronto is a […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Borrowing Rates Are Up 32% From All-Time Lows Hit 2 Years Ago Canadians are seeing the cost of borrowing rise quickly. The typical household loan now has an effective borrowing rate of 3.96% as of last Friday, up 3.39% […]
Canadians still have access to cheap credit, but it’s disappearing fast. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the cost of borrowing is rapidly increasing as of last week. Over the past two years, a typical household loan has seen servicing costs rise by nearly a third. Effective Borrowing Rates The effective borrowing rate is the […]
Canadian’s withdrawing home equity can’t stop, won’t stop. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of loans secured by residential real estate hit a new record high in September. Despite fast rising interest rates, borrowing for HELOCs haven’t slowed down one bit. Loans Secured By Real Estate Loans secured by […]
Toronto’s detached real estate prices are down a tenth from peak, but condos are still moving higher. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show condo sale prices reached a new all-time high in October. The high was the result of more sales and less inventory. Despite the tighter market, price gains continued to decelerate to […]
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 […]
