Canadian Housing Market

• Rising interest rates will be ‘No. 1 issue’ for Canada’s housing market, economists say

  Interest rates will eventually rise — that's the biggest risk facing the housing market, and perhaps the entire Canadian economy, some economists warn.

  Money

  Jun 23
• What a developer’s plan to buy $1B in homes could mean for Canada’s housing market

  The plan has sparked concerns that corporate investors could deplete Canada's already tight stock of single-family homes while also eroding rental affordability.

  Money

  Jun 15
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• How to tame the housing wars: Why open bidding may not work

  Blind bidding often encourages aggressive offers to blow away the competition. But the auction-style bidding used in countries like Australia may not be the solution.

  Money

  Jun 12
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• ‘Nowhere to go’: Canadian homebuyers without family help are running out of options

  Buying a home without help from the bank of mom and dad is becoming increasingly difficult for young people across Canada.

  Money

  May 22
• In the pandemic housing craze, some sellers are left with nowhere to go

  Homeowners may be able to sell for top dollar but may not cash out as much as they think.

  Canada

  May 8
• Canada’s housing market showing ‘early signs’ of overheating, Bank of Canada warns

  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says rising prices in particular for single-family homes are still a long way from the heated market the country observed about five years ago.

  Money

  Feb 24
• Suburbs fuel rise in housing completions, construction, CMHC says

  CMHC said that the number of homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver ready for tenants owners has begun soaring the farther one is from those city's centres.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Toronto experiences record population loss as more move away from city amid COVID-19 pandemic

  Over the course of the year studied, Toronto experienced a loss of 50,375 as people moved to surrounding cities, according to Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 14
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• ‘Dangerous’ oversupply of new, single-family homes in Calgary and Edmonton: Moody’s forecast

  Home prices across Canada could tumble about seven per cent in 2021, as unemployment dampens the hot real estate market, according to a forecast by Moody's Analytics Inc.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020
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• Canadian home sales up almost 13% year-over-year in October: CREA

  On a month-over-month basis, sales held steady in October compared to September after a seven-month streak of increases.

  Money

  Nov 15, 2019