Canada real estate

• Canadian cities unaffordable for young residents: report

  Across Canada, cities big and small have become unaffordable for young people to live in. Young people run up an average deficit of $750 a month living in cities.

  Consumer

  Jun 5
  
• More action needed as military members struggle to find housing, says Anand

  A recent email encouraging Canadian Armed Forces members to consider Habitat for Humanity is shedding light on how rising home and rental prices are affecting military personnel.

  Canada

  May 24
  
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• Brokers seeing less bidding on homes as Canadian sales drop

  Brokers in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver say plenty of properties their clients are eyeing or selling are snagging fewer offers than months ago.

  Canada

  May 6
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• Canada’s plan to ease runaway housing prices could backfire on Trudeau: experts

  Alarms are already ringing in Canada's construction industry, which is facing a dire shortage of workers and a retirement crisis, not to mention rising costs of raw materials.

  Consumer

  May 1
• 63% of Canadian non-owners have ‘given up’ on ever buying a home: Ipsos

  More than 60 per cent of Canadians who don't already own a home have given up hope of ever breaking into the country's hot housing market, according to new Ipsos polling.

  Money

  Apr 29
• Trudeau offers no timetable on promised homebuyers rights bill as prices soar

  Justin Trudeau highlighted budget measures meant to address rising house prices and supply shortages but did not provide clarity on when those measures will become a reality.

  Politics

  Apr 21
• Priced out of Ontario, homebuyers turn their eyes to the Calgary real estate market

  As Ontario's sizzling real estate market puts home ownership out of reach for many Canadians, a growing number of prospective buyers are looking west.

  Economy

  Apr 20
• Canadian home prices rose 11% annually in March while sales fell: CREA

  The association says home sales in March were down 16.3 per cent compared with the same month last year, when they hit an all-time record.

  Canada

  Apr 19
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• Sky-high home prices in Canada are ‘intergenerational injustice,’ Freeland says

  Chrystia Freeland said the new federal budget includes several initiatives targeted towards first-time homebuyers, including a focus on more supply.

  Politics

  Apr 11
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• Budget 2022: Tax-free savings account coming for first-time homebuyers

  The 2022 federal budget had a host of housing announcements, including a new tax-free savings account for first-time buyers and plans to ramp up the pace of building.

  Politics

  Apr 7