The Greater Toronto rollercoaster might be giving detached sellers that sinking feeling. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows detached prices fell in July. The benchmark for single-family units fell by tens of thousands in the month. Some markets even saw prices fall over $100,000 in the 31 day period — yikes. But it’s […]
This week’s top stories include RBC calling the deepest correction for Canadian real estate in a half-century, and small towns are booming.
Canada’s largest bank might be its largest real estate bear after last month’s sales. This week RBC explained to investors that a Canadian real estate correction is here. Following downward revisions to the bank’s forecast, key markets reported further erosion. They see the correction spreading wider, and may be the deepest in half a century. […]
Canada’s debt problem hit the pause button on consequences for the past couple years, but it’s back. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (OSB) data shows a sharp uptick for consumer insolvencies in Q2 2022. The province’s biggest cities carried most of the growth, even making up for the drops seen in some smaller […]
Canadian real estate markets are fully in a downturn and things are going to get worse before they get better. This week, Canada’s two major real estate markets reported falling home prices and sales for July. It comes as more households expect home prices to fall than rise, which hasn’t been the case in a […]
Greater Toronto real estate is proving the old adage — risk happens fast. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows the price of a typical home fell sharply in July. It was the fourth consecutive drop, coming in large enough to roll back all of 2022’s gains. Experts see the market experiencing challenges in […]
The flight from cities like Toronto was supposed to be temporary, but it might not be. Despite armies of Toronto real estate agents claiming on social media that people are returning, that doesn’t seem to be the case in July data. Using Google mobile traffic, we found Toronto workplaces have a third less traffic than […]
Canadian real estate is much worse than thought according to a Big Six bank, and investors bought most new condos.
Many Canadian real estate buyers at the March 2022 that left a minimum down payment might be holding property worth less than they borrowed.
Higher Canadian mortgage rates will reduce disposable income, but the reduction is much smaller than the current rate of inflation.
