Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices Could Drop Up To 30%, Moody’s Advises Institutions Deep pocketed investors and institutions were advised Canadian real estate prices will fall. Moody’s, one of the world’s largest risk organizations, published their economic forecast. In the baseline forecast, […]
Greater Toronto new home sales were busy last month, but are expected to slow. Altus Group data shows new home sales nearly doubled last year’s volume in March. The rise in sales was met with no new project launches, causing inventory to tighten. Many buyers shrugged off the pandemic, but the firm’s analysts expect the […]
Greater Toronto real estate has seen volume drop off quickly since the pandemic. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows the first 17 days of April has a big drop off in volume. Sales are dropping faster than new inventory, relieving pressure on prices to rise. The numbers prepared from the board are still […]
Canada’s largest land registry operator saw Canadian real estate prices moving higher. The Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (HPI) shows prices increased in March. Analysts from the creator of the index warned the pandemic is likely to have an abrupt shift soon. As the lockdown carries on, they expect the index to cool […]
Canadian real estate buyers largely ignored warning signs going into last month. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales climbed in March. Due to the pandemic, the country had distinct pre and post markets. Pre-pandemic declaration, a large number of buyers didn’t think the deteriorating economy would impact them. Post-pandemic declaration, buyers were literally […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada Loses Over A Million Jobs, And Participation Drops To 1983 Levels Canadian job losses are soaring, and a lot of people are permanently leaving the workforce. The unadjusted rate of unemployment came in at 8.4% in March, up 42.37% from […]
Greater Toronto real estate buyers were still confident in their purchases last month, despite pandemic. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows sales made a big jump in March, despite a provincial lockdown. Despite the appearance of a sales boom, last month was still one of the slowest Marches on record. Even so, exuberant […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate One In Ten Canadian Restaurants Have Permanently Closed AlreadyCanada’s restaurant industry is one of the hardest hit by COVID-19, and a lot of the damage is permanent. The industry estimates over 800,000 restaurant jobs were lost in March. They also estimate […]
Despite a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people in Toronto still bought a home. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows a big increase in March sales. The rise in sales was due to the first-half of the month, prior to the board’s request to stop face-to-face activity. Despite the request, […]
Greater Toronto real estate buyers rushed into the market, even amongst pandemic warnings. Altus Group data shows new home sales more than doubled in February. The impact on prices was mixed, as new single-family homes continued to fall. Condo apartment prices rallied to a new all-time high. The gap between the two narrowed to the […]
