Condo insurance premiums are maintaining their elevated pace, which began around a year ago, as a consequence of extreme weather events, says LowestRates.ca.
Home sales dipped ever so slightly by 0.5% in August from a month earlier, says the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), adding that markets are beginning to stabilize after months of historically accelerated levels.
Social media is a great way for realtors to reach wider audiences, including both industry peers and consumers, but not everybody is cut out for it. In that case, says Simeon Papailias, co-founder and managing partner of REC Canada, be authentic.
The Bank is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance on the path for the overnight rate, estimating the first rate hike in the second half of 2022.
The winter buying frenzy in Canada’s housing market has given way to a restrained pace of sales that will culminate in prices flattening early next year, says a report from RBC Economics.
Homeowners should beware of buyers soliciting them with cash offers, says the president of Right at Home Realty. It can be problematic for all-too-trusting homeowners and here's why.
The first indications that the market was roaring back to life were in autumn when buyer interest was higher than it typically is during that time of year.
According to a report, the city’s apartment vacancy rate increased by 6.6% — the highest level since 2016.
Proscriptions on open houses and in-person meetings have actually made purchasing homes more convenient. Here's what experts have to say.
Bauhaus Condos, the King St. E. tower in downtown Toronto from Lamb Development Corp., is slated to open sales in the very near future and is easily one of the most anticipated releases of 2021.
A new study from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that transit suburbs saw low construction activity.
“Condo price trends are comparatively weaker [than single-family homes]—due to plentiful inventories in the downtown areas of Canada’s largest cities," said an RBC Economics report from Robert Hogue.
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board is applauding Toronto City Council for listening to our concerns and not implementing an increase to the Municipal Land Transfer Tax.
With over half a billion dollars earmarked for its downtown, Hamilton is on the cusp of blossoming into a brand new city. Here's what's planned.
Rino Bortolin, councillor for Ward 3, which encompasses downtown Windsor, has been vocal about skyrocketing housing ownership and rental prices in the city’s core.
More than 20 public and private sector organizations are now on board with the ambitious initiative, known as One Ontario. The goal of the initiative is to achieve efficiency and transparency through the development approval process.
Investment property purchases are fast becoming the domain of millennials and Generation Z, who see more value in secondary and tertiary markets. They’re particularly active in the Niagara region.
The governing Liberal Party’s election promise to introduce a new tax-free home savings account that would function much like RSPs and TFSAs to help first-time buyers is a welcome pledge, says Christelle Mwamba, an agent with Mortgage Scout.
The Conservative Party of Canada has pledged to create a new market for fixed mortgages in the seven- to 10-year range in a bid to create housing affordability, and the pledge holds water, says a Toronto-based mortgage professional.
Housing is top of mind for Canadians with the federal election less than a week away, but unless political parties cut the red tape responsible for the chronic undersupply of housing in key markets, the affordability woes will persist.
Riverwalk Niagara is hosting an RSVP-only event this Saturday at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls where attendees can benefit from an incentive-laden package.
Homes with illegal secondary suites have proliferated in Calgary during the last few decades, but with the city ready to crack down in January, investors need to know how to be on the right side of these changes.
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