Canada housing
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Canadian home sales surge 76% annually to record in MarchHome sales across the country amounted to 76,259 last month, up 76.2 per cent from 43,283 during the same period last year.MoneyApr 15
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How the ‘missing middle’ could solve problems in Canada’s biggest housing marketsHousing that is bigger than a shoebox condo but smaller than a single-family detached home is referred to as the “missing middle.”MoneyApr 15
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Canada’s bank regulator weighs tougher mortgage rules amid hot housing marketOSFI's proposal would set the qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages at the contracted rate plus two percentage points or 5.25 per cent, whichever is higher.CanadaApr 8
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Canada’s housing market is showing signs of overheating, CMHC saysCMHC said the brunt of the housing risks have been shouldered by Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Halifax and Moncton.MoneyMar 25
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The average price of a home in Canada could rise over 16% in 2021Average home prices in Canada are forecast to rise by 16.5 per cent on an annual basis to just over $665,000 in 2021 and $679,341 in 2022.MoneyMar 15
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Canada’s home prices boom amid COVID-19 as policymakers sit backIn Canada, the average home price jumped 22.8 per cent in January to a record $621,525.CanadaMar 7
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Canada planning foreign buyers tax in effort to lower country’s housing pricesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said last year his government would introduce such a tax, praising a similar measure in British Columbia during his most recent election campaign.CanadaDec 1, 2020
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As coronavirus eviction bans end, advocates worry homelessness will riseA recent poll suggests 16 per cent of Canadians are worried to some degree about paying their housing costs in August, while one in four renters are worried.CanadaAug 14, 2020
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Ottawa home builders rushing to keep up with pent-up pandemic demandOttawa home builders and buyers alike were busy last month in the capital's hot real estate market.MoneyAug 11, 2020
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Annual pace of new housing construction increased almost 16% in July, CMHC saysThe housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts rose to 245,604 in July, up from 212,095 in June.CanadaAug 11, 2020
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