This Week’s Top Stories: Most of Canada’s New Housing Is Investor-Owned, Reverse Mortgages Soar

Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Investors Concentrated On Buying Newer, More Affordable Supply Canadian real estate investors are concentrated in newer, more affordable housing supply. For example, investors own under a quarter (24%) of all of  Ontario’s housing. But the concentration is skewed to […]

This Week’s Top Stories: Canadian Real Estate Prices Rise Sharply In Some Markets, BoC Sees Further Declines

Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate What Canadian Real Estate Correction? Detached Market Surges Up To $52k Higher Canadian real estate is showing signs of a firming market. The price of a typical single-family home across Canada fell 1.2% to $748,800 in December. Five markets bucked the trend, […]

This Week’s Top Stories: Canada’s Bank Regulator Wants Tighter Rules As Real Estate Prices Crash

Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Bank Regulator Wants Tighter Rules To Address Real Estate Risks Canada’s bank regulator is looking to protect the financial system from mortgage risks. Last week, OSFI began a public consultation on new mortgage measures. They include limits on loan-to-income ratios, new […]

This Week’s Top Stories: Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Is Popping After Unsustainable Growth

Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices Have Officially Crashed In 18 Markets Canadian real estate is spiraling lower as 18 markets enter a technical “crash.” Sharp corrections were in Oakville-Milton (-$398,700), Mississauga (-$286,000), and Cambridge (-$249,600). No need to panic—even with this pullback, prices […]