Canadian real estate sales were on fire last month, and not just in a few regions. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales across the country jumped in January. The rise in sales was the largest the month has seen in over a decade. That helped to push the sales volumes to the highest […]
Greater Vancouver is following the rest of Canada, with a spike of insolvencies. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) data shows households filed a lot more insolvencies in Q4 2019. Overall, Greater Vancouver is showing growth consistent with the province. However, the province is seeing a very rapid rise in the number of distressed […]
Canada is in the midst of an immigration boom, but Ontario is losing ground. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows more non-permanent residents arrived in Q3 2019. A lot more, actually. The net increase of non-permanent residents was the highest of any quarter, going back to the 1970s – the last year calculated by the […]
Having trouble keeping up with your bills? So are a lot of people in Greater Vancouver these days. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (OSB) filings show more people are becoming insolvent in Q3 2019. Greater Vancouver has seen a trend of growth for insolvencies over the past year, but the most recent quarter […]
After making a huge jump in May, Canadian real estate sales are slowing in growth again. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show an increase of less than a point in June. The increase was largely due to a jump in Southern Ontario, especially in Toronto. Lower Mainland was a drag on growth, with Vancouver’s […]
Money laundering in Canadian real estate is a widely accepted fact of life these days, but the impact isn’t. Government and academics are still debating how much money is needed to distort a market. The truth is, not a whole lot is required to distort any asset market. This is a problem the stock market […]
There were a lot less Canadian real estate buyers than normal last month. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) numbers show a drop in sales for February. The decline makes it one of the slowest Februaries for real estate sales in over a decade. Canadian Real Estate Sales Print Worst February In Over 12 Years Canadian […]
Canadian household borrowing rates may have hit a wall. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the effective household borrowing rate stalled in December, for 4 consecutive weeks. The rate, which is the typical interest rate paid by households, is still substantially higher than last year. Effective Borrowing Rates The effective borrowing rate is the typical […]
Canada’s central bank has officially started to help out with mortgage liquidity. The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced their intention to buy Canada Mortgage Bonds at the end of November. The Bank bought nearly quarter of a billion of the bonds less than three weeks later. WTF Is A Canada Mortgage Bond? Canada Mortgage Bonds […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on the most important stories of the week. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Withdraw Another $2 Billion In Home Equity Over A Month Canadians are (still) looking to extract equity from their homes at a record pace. The balance of loans secured in June hit $286.81 billion, up $1.966 billion […]
