Canadians are exercising more caution before stepping into the real estate market. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show mortgage credit growth continued to drop in October. The pace of growth has only been this low for two months in the past 30 years, but is still on track to head even lower. Canadians Owe Over […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Money Supply Prints Another Ominous Signal For The Housing Cycle The Canadian money supply is printing a warning sign. The growth rate of M2++, the broadest measure of Canadian money, fell to 5.1% – down 20.3% from last year. […]
Canadian real estate prices are in for some more bad news, if you think credit and prices are related. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the M2++ was still falling quickly in September. The quick declines follow a long period of growth, indicating the end of the business cycle. The end of the business cycle […]
Greater Vancouver real estate is seeing softer demand for pre-sale units. Numbers from MLA Canada, a Vancouver-based real estate advisory firm, show more pre-sale units hit the market than expected in October. At the same time, same month absorption has continued a trend of declines. Greater Vancouver Pre-Sale Real Estate Sales Rise Over 31% The […]
Montreal real estate is the hottest in Canada when it comes to price increases. Outpacing both Toronto and Montreal, there’s speculation it’s the next Canadian bubble. Turns out if you look at the long-term trend, this is pretty normal. During the Great Recession, Montreal real estate peaked after Toronto and Vancouver began tapering. Despite this, […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Borrowing Rates Are Up 32% From All-Time Lows Hit 2 Years Ago Canadians are seeing the cost of borrowing rise quickly. The typical household loan now has an effective borrowing rate of 3.96% as of last Friday, up 3.39% […]
Canadians still have access to cheap credit, but it’s disappearing fast. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the cost of borrowing is rapidly increasing as of last week. Over the past two years, a typical household loan has seen servicing costs rise by nearly a third. Effective Borrowing Rates The effective borrowing rate is the […]
Canadian’s withdrawing home equity can’t stop, won’t stop. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of loans secured by residential real estate hit a new record high in September. Despite fast rising interest rates, borrowing for HELOCs haven’t slowed down one bit. Loans Secured By Real Estate Loans secured by […]
Vancouver condo price growth is coming down. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) numbers show price growth continued deceleration in October. A huge drop in sales and a larger rise in inventory is relieving a lot of the pressure on prices to move higher. Greater Vancouver Condo Prices Are Up Over 5% Greater Vancouver […]
Canadian real estate prices are slowing in growth, but they made a wild run over the past few years. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show price growth made a huge deceleration into October. Price growth is now close to target inflation, but over the past 5 years they’ve increased by over 44%. Not just […]
