Canadian real estate has long been a safe place for global investors to park cash. Low scrutiny, few barriers, and little to no data collection on ownership, made it ideal. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) non-resident owner data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) shows just how popular it was in 2020. The program, mostly […]
Greater Toronto’s new housing market is slowing just as fast as existing-homes. Altus Group data shows new home sales fell sharply in May, while inventory levels have improved. New home inventory is still low compared to historical levels, but the drop in sales has been so sharp that it’s starting to erode price gains. Just […]
Construction of new housing supply suffered a mild setback, but remains historically elevated. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows new home starts fell in June. The drop was only slight, with the number of units still much higher than anything seen in the 2000s or 2010s. Big cities like Toronto and Vancouver even […]
Earlier this year, Canada’s largest bank forecasted low home price growth. However, RBC warned risk was slanted to the downside which is now here. In the bank’s commentary on existing-home sales, they found the correction is spreading. As a result, the bank now expects prices to fall across the country over the next few months. […]
Few would believe it just a few weeks ago, but Canadian real estate is falling as fast as it climbed. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows benchmark prices fell in June. The benchmark, a typical home, actually declined by an average of nearly $1,000 per day last month. Almost all 2022 gains have been […]
Canadian real estate prices are falling about as fast as they climbed earlier this year. BMO Capital Markets long maintained Canada didn’t have a housing shortage but an excess of exuberance. As price gains slow, they are proven right as more people now expect prices to fall instead of rise. Following today’s rate hike, the […]
Global Real Estate Pandemic Real Estate Boom Due To Cheap Debt, Not Lack of Supply: US Federal Reserve It’s the credit, stupid. That’s basically the conclusion from a US Federal Reserve Board staff paper. The paper examined the price levers that have made home prices move, both from a supply and demand angle. Paying special […]
It feels like it was just a few weeks ago that we were writing about Toronto real estate’s massive gains. Oh, it was just a few weeks ago — price drops are just happening really fast. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows home prices fell in June. Prices fell even faster than they […]
Canadian real estate prices got a big boost from central bank stimulus, sparking a speculative frenzy. That frenzy is coming to an end fast, with more than half of major markets off peak. A pullback is expected after rapid price increases for real estate markets. What’s unexpected is the pace of the pullback, possibly one […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices Are On Track To Drop $68k By Mid-Summer Higher interest rates have knocked the exuberance out of Canadian real estate. The sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) historically has led annual price growth by 3 months. It’s so […]
