Mortgage broker Daniel Johanis says affordability on mortgages originated with the Big Five will decline as the OSFI implements another stress test that will take effect as of June 1.
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Statistics Canada released the March 2021 Labour Force Survey showing much stronger-than-expected job growth for the second month in a row, pointing towards a Q1 growth rate of more than 5.5%.
See how Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary's real estate market faired last quarter. Royal LePage's report also details house price increase expectancies for Q4-2021.
According to Royal LePage, Toronto and Montreal saw double-digit growth last quarter. They expect the condo market to follow suit come the fall once immigration and schools open up again.
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The HOMEWISE poll showed that only 49.1% of the 750 respondents aged 25 to 44 sought out better rates while 37.9% remained with their bank and 13.1% said they would go to one of Canada the Big Five.
“You order material and suppliers will say two weeks, but then six, eight, 10 or 12 weeks go by, and this is what we’re seeing in most of our projects,” said Patrice Groleau, owner of McGill Real Estate.
“The average cost of a one-bedroom unit in Toronto was $1,866 a month last November,” said a report from LowestRates.ca. "“This represents a 19% year-over-year decrease."
"“I have noticed more supply coming out on the market in the last week and a half or two weeks, so spring supply is here," said Toronto-based Alex Balikoti, SVP of sales with Balikoti Real Estate Group.
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