Home prices

• Average home prices in Hamilton near $770,000, over $1M in Burlington

  Hamilton's average sale price was $769,774, up from $590,404, one year earlier. Burlington's average sale price, year-over-year, soared from $843,231 to $1,067,867.

  Economy

  Mar 2
• Banner year for realtors in Hamilton, Burlington

  The Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington's 2020 report shows a spike in sales and average home price compared to 2019.

  Consumer

  Jan 26
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• W-shaped recovery would be ‘severe’ without government relief: CMHC

  A W-shaped recovery is when an economy begins to rebound from a recession quickly but then rapidly falls into another period of downturn before recovering again.

  Economy

  Jan 21
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• Canadian homes sales surge 47% year-over-year in December, prices up 13%

  Home sales set another all-time record in the last month of 2020, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association show.

  Money

  Jan 15
• Demand for Okanagan residential sales still strong

  Home prices in the Okanagan region are creeping upwards as there is high demand but a low number of active listings.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• October home sales up 32% annually, as prices set new record: CREA

  The average national home price rose 15 per cent compared to the same month last year, the association said.

  Money

  Nov 16, 2020
• Canadian home sales up nearly 46% in September: CREA

  Home sales set a new all-time record for the third month in a row.

  Money

  Oct 15, 2020
• ‘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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• June home sales in Greater Vancouver surge 64 per cent: real estate board

  The 2,443 homes sold in June are also more than double the 1,109 sales registered in April, at the peak of pandemic restrictions.

  Economy

  Jul 3, 2020
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• More seniors expected to turn to reverse mortgages due to COVID-19

  Financial difficulties for older Canadians and concerns about long-term care homes could generate new demand for reverse mortgages.

  Money

  Jun 9, 2020