Time for your weekly cheat sheet on the most important stories in Canadian real estate. Canadian Real Estate New Mortgage Distribution Data From The BoC Shows Stress Testing Is A Huge Deal The Bank of Canada (BoC), Canada’s central bank, has determined that Canadians prefer to leave the smallest down payment possible. In 2016, 18.04% […]
Canadian real estate buyers have been maxing out their borrowing room, according to calculations from the Bank of Canada.
Toronto real estate is been plagued by a chronic shortage of supply… or is it? Recently we’ve been asked by a number of investors and developers whether they’ll be able to profitably create more supply in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). That’s a tough question, and we’ll get to that on another day. In order […]
Foreign buyers are scooping up affordable Toronto and Vancouver real estate, and parliament warns higher interest rates will stagnate housing for at least 5 years.
Toronto real estate is still cooling down from the great panic buying of early 2017, and the condo market is no exception.
Foreign buyer numbers for Toronto and Vancouver real estate might seem trivial, but they’re applying significant pressure to “affordable” housing in those cities.
Non-resident ownership of Canadian real estate is way higher than we thought, and China’s anti-speculation measures makes the Canadian government look like enablers.
China is dealing with some of the world’s most ruthless real estate speculators. Here are some lessons Canada should take away.
New data from Statistics Canada shows that new completions in Toronto and Vancouver are way more popular with non-resident buyers than most people think.
Foreign buyers have been scooping up Toronto real estate, and the numbers are nothing short of mind boggling.
