Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Toronto And Vancouver New Home Prices Fall, While Montreal Soars Canadian new home prices are stagnating, according to the New housing price index (NHPI). The national NHPI was flat in January, and is up just 0.19% from one year before. Toronto […]
Canadian new home prices are flat, but the biggest markets are seeing volatility. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the New housing price index (NHPI) was flat in January. Toronto and Vancouver both made declines, while Montreal ripped higher. Canadian New Home Prices Are Mostly Flat The NHPI for Canada is showing relatively flat movement […]
Canadian real estate sales are soaring, and prices are accelerating quickly. Obviously, it’s the perfect time for the government to loosen credit conditions. The Department of Finance (DoF) announced changes to the way insured mortgages will be stress tested. The new changes go live on April 6, 2020, and will lead to a more responsive […]
Canadian real estate buyers are facing less inventory, and more competition. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) increased in most markets this past January. The rising ratio, used to help understand demand, reached a “seller’s market” last month. Not just in one place either – the whole […]
Canadian real estate prices are seeing accelerated growth across the country. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the price of a typical home increased in January. The increase marks the 9th consecutive month of price acceleration for the national index. Prices are now growing at the fastest rate in almost two years. Canadian Real […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Sales See Biggest January Since 2008 Canadian real estate sales had a really big January – one of the biggest in years. CREA reported 27,195 unadjusted sales in the month, up 11.5% from a year before. This was the […]
Canada’s urban population is booming, and the usual suspects landed the most residents. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) population estimates show the country’s largest cities saw the biggest rise in population. The fastest rate of growth was located in smaller cities in Southern Ontario. Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver See The Most People The country’s biggest cities […]
Greater Toronto real estate is back to a supply crunch. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) data shows sales jumped to a multi-year high for January. The multi-year high for sales, met with a low for inventory – sending prices soaring. Greater Toronto Real Estate Prices Rise Over 8% The price of a typical home […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Mortgages To Highly Indebted Borrowers Rises To The Highest Level Since B-20 Canada saw a big drop in lending to highly indebted borrowers after B-20 Guidelines… now it’s reversing. About 17.5% of mortgages in Q4 2019 went to people borrowing over […]
The Greater Toronto condo market saw a small spike in buying activity last month. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) data shows condo apartment sales increased in December. The rise in sales was accompanied by very few new listings, helping to send prices to a new all-time high. Greater Toronto Condo Prices Rise Over 9% Toronto […]
