Robert Kavcic

• Bank of Canada interest rate hike is a ‘hammer to housing’ market: BMO economist

  Rising interest rates are dealing a heavy blow to Canada's previously hot housing market, according to an economist with BMO Capital Markets.

  Economy

  Jul 18, 2022
  
• Ontario housing measures expected to have short-lived impact: experts

  Toronto's runaway real estate market could take a breather due to Ontario's new housing measures, but much like what transpired in Vancouver, the impact of the changes is expected to be short-lived, experts say.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2017
  
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• New mortgage rules are about to hit first-time buyers in hot housing markets

  Changes coming into effect Feb. 15 will raise bar on homeownership "quite materially" in some key markets. "Especially for first-time buyers."

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2016
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• Consumer confidence is surprisingly high — but falling: poll

  Fresh poll numbers out Monday show consumer confidence remains relatively high in the face of economic headwinds. The outlook is dimming though.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2016
• Alberta’s job market may be worse than you think right now

  How is employment in Alberta, home to the bulk of the country’s energy sector, holding up so well despite spiraling oil prices? 'Perhaps it isn't.'

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2015
• Consumer confidence is tumbling across Canada as recession looms

  Market turmoil and diving oil are denting consumer confidence, while data due out Tuesday may confirm what experts believe: a technical recession has hit.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2015
• Has Toronto’s record condo boom ended (with a thud)?

  A pair of reports this week have led experts to wonder whether a condo boom in Toronto is fading fast. 'It certainly looks that way.'

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2014