Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Bank of Canada Clear For Another Hike After Employment Boom: BMO Canada’s employment data is still coming in hot, with the economy adding 104k jobs in December. This drove the unemployment rate down to just 5.0%, only 0.1 points above the 50-year […]
Canada’s real estate bubble is popping, and another indicator is flashing a warning. Residential investment as a share of GDP fell again in Q3 2022, after peaking a year before. Such a large drop in housing investment has only ever preceded the popping of a real estate bubble. Central bank research also indicates real home […]
Canada’s real estate downturn will continue next year, warns a credit rating giant. Fitch Ratings released its 2023 forecast calling even lower home prices next year. After 3-decades of strong price growth without correction, affordability has never been worse. When combined with high rates, weak demand is expected in the near-term as home prices adjust. […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Building Boom Hits Historic High, To “Be Tested”: BMO Canada’s real estate slowdown has developers pumping the breaks on new projects. Don’t worry, says BMO—there’s a record number of homes currently under construction. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) […]
Canadian real estate showed some encouraging signs last month, but don’t be fooled. RBC Economics wrote to clients breaking down major markets that have reported November sales. Canada’s largest bank warned that the market is still firmly in correction mode, with just a few exceptions. Despite minor signs of firming, they see real estate markets […]
Greater Vancouver real estate prices were slow to respond to higher rates, but it’s making up for lost time. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) data shows composite home prices made a sharp drop in November 2022. Since peaking earlier this year, the price of a typical home has dropped by more than $130,000, […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate The Canadian Real Estate Bubble Is Popping As Mortgage Rates Throttle Credit Canadian real estate prices got a boost from low rates, now the opposite is happening. A typical home fell to $735,000 in October, down 15.3% from the peak, wiping out […]
The Canadian real estate bubble got a big boost from low rates, and prices are correcting as rates soar. Home prices climbed aggressively as cheap credit flooded the mortgage market until March. As rates increased, credit was throttled, and the opposite effect began to appear. Home prices are now down significantly and likely to slip […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices To Fall 30%, Early Stages of Recession Are Here: Ox Econ Macroeconomics firm Oxford Economics warned clients that Canada’s recession is here. They believe home prices will fall 30% from peak-to-trough by next year, wiping out most growth. […]
Many Canadian mortgage borrowers are regretting walking into a low rate trap. Bank of Canada (BoC) data reveals a surge of borrowers over the past few years opting for variable rates. At the time, mortgage borrowers might have saved a few points over their fixed-rate peers. Now interest costs are making one of the most […]
