Canadian real estate prices aren’t slowing down from the threat of higher rates. In fact, Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the opposite for January. Over just one month, real estate markets have seen a “typical” home rise up to six figures from a month before. A Typical Home Across Canada Now Costs $825,000 […]
Ontario rental evictions cratered during the initial public health restrictions. Government of Ontario data shows that rental evictions dropped sharply for the 2020-2021 period. The impact was likely short-lived, with the current period already rising more briskly. As public health restrictions are lifted, expect applications for evictions to normalize. That can mean double the filings […]
More Canadians are working at home and realizing their home doesn’t have to be in the same province. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) studied people working from home for an employer in another province in Q1 2022. The agency found the trend is surging in growth, as remote work becomes more common. Distant suburbs of cities […]
Canada’s recent housing boom is expected to satisfy demand for years. Last year, the country saw 271,200 new homes begin construction, up a whopping 25.1% from a year before. This is just under the record reached in 1976, and obviously much higher than normal. That might have been the top of this cycle, according to […]
Canadians are fleeing expensive cities and heading to distant small towns. RBC economist Carrie Freestone looked at population growth in their latest research note. The bank found “resort towns” are seeing the fastest growth in the country. In general, distant suburbs of major cities are growing the fastest. This can create a long-term boom for […]
A prominent skeptic of Ontario’s ambitious housing plan has emerged — Canada’s oldest bank. The province’s Housing Affordability Task Force released a plan to build 1.5 million homes over 10 years. BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic dumped a bucket of cold water on the plan. Not only does the bank say it doesn’t make sense, […]
As public health restrictions linger, more companies realize they don’t need office space. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows new public health restrictions had more people work from home in January. Nearly a quarter of labor now permanently works from home, with that share rising sharply in big cities. The shift can change cities from […]
Greater Toronto home prices are surging even faster after the central bank’s warning. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows home prices soared in January. Low inventory and a long warning for interest rates, helped to drive demand to send prices to a new record. Warning people rates will rise months in advance appears […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Bank Of Canada Quietly Revised Its GDP Forecast To Show A Larger Housing Contraction The Bank of Canada (BoC) didn’t raise rates, despite the housing market getting out of control. However, it appears a part of the concern is Canada has little […]
Canada’s squeaky clean reputation took a nosedive, according to an anti-corruption watchdog. This week, Transparency International (TI) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021. The index shows Canada continues its spiral lower, having fallen out of the top 10 in 2019. Extensive money laundering and opaque institutions are amongst the reasons for the decline. […]
