Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Seniors Now Owe Over $3.88 Billion In Reverse Mortgage Debt Reverse mortgage debt reached a new record high in Canada, but the rate of growth continues to slow. The balance outstanding was $3.88 billion in September, up 26.43% from last […]
Greater Toronto new home sales are rising, but so is inventory as well. Altus Group data shows inventory reached a multi-year high in October. The rise in inventory was accompanied by higher sales too – just not in the City of Toronto. In the City proper, sales continue to make significant declines. Greater Toronto New […]
Canada is a country of movers, but apparently not everyone wants to move. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows hundreds of thousands of households were forced to move in 2018. Canadian households forced to move were largely due to evictions and foreclosures. Forced To Move, a.k.a. Evictions and Foreclosures Today we’re looking at the number […]
Canadian inflation is touted as “low and stable,” but for whom is an interesting question to ponder. Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) when broken down, shows a huge gap in which costs are rising. While averaged out in a weighted basket, CPI looks low and stable. However, when broken down, we see costs rising […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate The Canadian Real Estate Industry Just Downplayed The Biggest October In 10 Years Canadian real estate sales just had a massive October. There were 44,499 sales in October, up 12.9% from last year. The 12-month growth is the highest for October […]
Canadian real estate prices slipped from the all-time high, but not far. Teranet–National Bank of Canada House Price Index (TNB HPI) show prices for the national index fell in October. Despite the decline, most markets are just below peak. Canadian Real Estate Prices Are Just Off Peak The C11, an index of Canada’s largest real […]
Toronto’s detached real estate market is making big improvements into the end of the year. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) data shows prices increased in October. Prices moved higher on improved demand, however, both prices and demand are weaker than they were at peak. Toronto Detached Real Estate Prices Rise Over 3% The price of […]
Canadian real estate sales are back to booming, and they’re pushing prices higher. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows the price of a home in Canada hit a new high in October. Price growth was much stronger in Ontario and Quebec, with Western Canada still dragging. Canadian Real Estate Prices The industry’s aggregate price […]
Canadian real estate markets are on fire. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales across the country jumped in October. The rise was actually so large, last month was the biggest for the industry in over a decade. This is the opposite of what the government wants to see ahead of rolling out new […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Major Cities Saw Condo Prices Rise Over 3x Faster Than Houses Canadian condo prices increased at a faster pace than the general market. Home prices in Canada’s six hottest markets, increased 0.19% from a year before, and are up […]
