The Greater Toronto Area marked its third straight month of higher home sales compared with a year earlier, as the city's real estate board says the market tightened in May.

Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night because of the sounds of mice scurrying in the walls in her apartment in Montreal's east end.

Canada’s real estate sector saw $22.6 billion invested in building construction in March, a drop of $304.6 million, or 1.3 per cent, compared with February.

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose on a year-over-year basis for the second straight month in April, while average selling prices moved lower again.

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area rose on a year-over-year basis in March for the first time in six months, while average selling prices moved lower again.

Benchmark home prices in Saskatchewan hit a record in March with a year-over-year increase of more than six per cent, according to the Saskatchewan Realtor’s Association.

The average selling price was down 7.1 per cent from February 2025 to $1,008,968, and the composite benchmark price was down 7.9 per cent year-over-year

In addition to higher mortgage costs, new homebuyers are also struggling with the cost of buying starter homes in today’s housing market, a new report shows.

The data indicates this January’s new home sales were down 36 per cent from last January and are 80 per cent below the 10-year average.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January fell 16.2 per cent compared with a year earlier as southern Ontario was hit by a massive winter storm.