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Canadian home sales dropped 4%, average price down 5.5% in January
Benchmark home prices, which adjust for different property types, were virtually flat, the latest report from the Canadian Real Estate Association shows. Continue reading
Is too much of your wealth tied up in the housing market?
Over the past decade, Canadians have increasingly pegged their fortunes to real estate, often with the assumption that housing prices will continue to rise. Continue reading
Canadian home sales slide in December, ending worst year since 2012: CREA
Canadian homes sales plunged 19 per cent year-over-year in December, and prices fell almost 5 per cent. Continue reading
New report says B.C. housing market in midst of recession that could last for 3 years
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
Central 1 Credit Union linked what it calls a “mild” recession to the latest mortgage stress test rules and provincial regulations in B.C. Continue reading
Hamilton housing prices up 70 per cent from 2013
A new CREA report says the price increase in the Hamilton-Burlington market, where the average home costs about $581,000, is the fourth highest in Canada. Continue reading
Falling B.C. real estate market projected to bring national home sales down to nearly 10-year low
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
The Canadian Real Estate Association’s latest quarterly forecast projects B.C.’s market will take another 5.2-per-cent hit in 2019. Continue reading
Canadian home sales slide for a 3rd month in a row: CREA
The average home price also slipped. Continue reading
September home sales slip 0.4% compared to August, first dip since April: CREA
Nationally, though, the housing market continues to appear set for recovery — with the notable exception of B.C. Continue reading
The ranking of Canada’s best and worst cities for homebuyers has changed radically
The best and worst cities to be a homebuyer may not be what you think. Continue reading
Personal letters helping buyers score homes in Canada’s hot real estate markets
Monica Martins and her husband had been looking for a house for nine months by the time they fell in love with a “character home” in Toronto’s east end. Continue reading