G7 Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/g7/ Canada’s Fastest Growing Real Estate News Source Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:14:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/betterdwelling.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-better-dwelling-flower-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 G7 Archives - Better Dwelling https://betterdwelling.com/tag/g7/ 32 32 64691831 Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Went Into Hyperdrive Compared To G7 Peers: US Fed Data https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-went-into-hyperdrive-compared-to-g7-peers-us-fed-data/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-went-into-hyperdrive-compared-to-g7-peers-us-fed-data/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:55:19 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=21358 The Canadian real estate bubble is kind of like a plane. People on it know it’s going fast but being inside of it means you don’t really appreciate the speed. On the outside though, the bubble looks like it just broke the sound barrier, especially in contrast to its G7 peers. US Federal Reserve data […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-went-into-hyperdrive-compared-to-g7-peers-us-fed-data/feed/ 8 21358 Canadian Real Estate Prices Are Growing Multiples of Other G7 Housing Bubbles https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-prices-are-growing-multiples-of-other-g7-housing-bubbles/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-prices-are-growing-multiples-of-other-g7-housing-bubbles/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:07:39 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=20386 Canadians know the real estate market is growing fast but how unusually fast it’s moving may not be clear. Data from US Federal Reserve researchers might help with that. The numbers show Canadian home prices increased at a rate at least 50% faster than any other G7 country in Q4 2021. The issue isn’t just […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-prices-are-growing-multiples-of-other-g7-housing-bubbles/feed/ 2 20386 Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Has Grown Over 800% Faster Than US Home Prices https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-has-grown-over-800-faster-than-us-home-prices/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-has-grown-over-800-faster-than-us-home-prices/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:47:26 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=19555 Canadian real estate prices are some of the fastest growing in the world, and have been for some time. The US Federal Reserve (the Fed) updated its real home price index for Q3 2021. All G7 countries are seeing home price growth, but nowhere is quite like Canada. In Canada, real estate prices have grown […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-has-grown-over-800-faster-than-us-home-prices/feed/ 16 19555 Canada Has The Biggest Gap Between Real Estate Prices and Incomes In The G7 https://betterdwelling.com/canada-has-the-biggest-gap-between-real-estate-prices-and-incomes-in-the-g7/ https://betterdwelling.com/canada-has-the-biggest-gap-between-real-estate-prices-and-incomes-in-the-g7/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:08:46 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=19080 Canadian real estate is unaffordable, but you don’t appreciate how bad the reality is until you look at its G7 peers. The latest house price-to-income ratio data from the OECD shows all G7 countries are seeing affordability decline. However, Canada has consistently seen home prices outgrow incomes. Since 2005, no other G7 country has seen […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canada-has-the-biggest-gap-between-real-estate-prices-and-incomes-in-the-g7/feed/ 16 19080 Canadian Households Spend More Income On Debt Than Any Other G7 Country: BIS https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-households-spend-more-income-on-debt-than-any-other-g7-country-bis/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-households-spend-more-income-on-debt-than-any-other-g7-country-bis/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:33:08 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=18151 Canadian households devote an astronomical amount of income just to carry their debt payments. Data from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) shows Canadian households have a very high debt service ratio (DSR). The ratio dropped in Q4 2020 slightly, but it’s still much higher than any other G7 country. Not even the US housing […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-households-spend-more-income-on-debt-than-any-other-g7-country-bis/feed/ 14 18151 Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Is The Second Longest In The World: US Federal Reserve https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-the-second-longest-in-the-world-us-federal-reserve/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-the-second-longest-in-the-world-us-federal-reserve/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:41:52 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=18100 Canadian real estate has long been frothy, but how does it look compared to other countries? According to the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) exuberance index in Q1 2021, pretty bad. Only two G7 countries are considered exuberant markets (a.k.a. bubbles) — Canada and Germany. Those two countries are also the longest-running bubbles of any […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-the-second-longest-in-the-world-us-federal-reserve/feed/ 33 18100 Canadians Spend 65% More Income Servicing Debt Than Americans, Highest In G7 https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-spend-65-more-income-servicing-debt-than-americans-highest-in-g7/ https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-spend-65-more-income-servicing-debt-than-americans-highest-in-g7/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:35:48 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=16097 Canadian households devote much more of their paychecks than their American counterparts. Actually, this is more of a global thing. Canada’s household debt service ratio (DSR) is manageable, but far from normal. An addiction to cheap credit and expensive housing  has led to an epic borrowing spree. Households in the country now devote more of […]

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]]> https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-spend-65-more-income-servicing-debt-than-americans-highest-in-g7/feed/ 14 16097 AirBnB Rates Are Dropping As Rental Inventories Rise https://betterdwelling.com/airbnb-rates-dropping-rental-inventories-rise/ https://betterdwelling.com/airbnb-rates-dropping-rental-inventories-rise/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:11:50 +0000 https://betterdwelling.com/?p=5279 Doesn’t it suck when your favorite app goes mainstream? New stats show that AirBnB’s rapid growth is adding thousands of units for people to book everyday. This is great news if you’re looking to make a booking, since you’ll have your pick of the lot. It’s kind of crappy news if you’re a host looking […]

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