Canadian real estate prices have resumed their climb, alongside rising inflation. The Teranet – National Bank of Canada House Price Index (TNB HPI) climbed in December. The modest increase is due to weakness in just a few regions. Eastern Canada, including Ontario and Quebec, are seeing prices climb very quickly. Western Canadian real estate prices […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Household Credit Slows, As Consumer Credit Growth Plunges Lower Canadian household debt is still rising, but experienced a bit of a hiccup in the latest numbers. The balance of outstanding household debt reached $2.26 trillion in November, up 3.9% from […]
Toronto’s population growth is booming, but so are rental vacancies. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows primary rental vacancies climbed in 2019. The rate is now at the highest level since 2015, as vacancies climb from decade lows just a couple years ago. Toronto’s Vacancy Rate Rises To Highest Level Since 2015 Toronto’s […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Ontario And British Columbia Lose Over 13,000 Real Estate Industry Jobs In December Canadian real estate and related industries squeezed out a small gain for jobs last month. Across Canada, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (FIRE) industries employed 1,240,900 […]
The Canadian real estate industry is seeing growth, just not everywhere last month. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (FIRE) industry made job gains in December. Canada as a whole squeezed out monthly gains, but two of the biggest markets weren’t so lucky – Ontario and British […]
Canadians invested less in building and improving real estate last year. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the value of residential building permits dropped in November. The declines are being seen across Canada, but Toronto and Vancouver are seeing larger declines. Canadian Residential Building Permit Value Down Over 1% YTD The value of residential building […]
Toronto real estate prices had an explosive end to the year. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) numbers show prices made a big jump in December. The increase was due to an unusually tight market, that saw a big increase in sales and drop in inventory. Toronto Real Estate Prices Rise Over 7% The industry’s benchmark […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Ontario Takes The Lead, As Insolvencies Rise Across Canada Canadian insolvencies are rising fast, with Ontario seeing the fastest growth. Ontario saw 4,315 insolvencies filings in October, up 20.9% from last year. To contrast, there were 13,512 filings across all of Canada, […]
Canadian real estate buyers are unusually busy at a time of year when no one’s selling. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the sales to new listings ratio (SNLR) increased across the country in November. The biggest gains were seen in Eastern Canadian real estate markets, while formerly hot markets are starting to ease […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Residential Investment As A Percent Of GDP Is Dropping, But Still Elevated Canadians are still pumping in a massive amount of cash into real estate investment. Residential investment reached $46.04 billion in Q3 2019, up 3.45% from a year before. […]
