The trend in housing starts was 273,664 units in March 2021, up from 252,636 units in February 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ... More

In a report to clients Thursday, TD Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Beata Caranci said that ultimately, rock-bottom interest rates are to blame and warned against any ... More

The Canadian housing market hit a new record with more properties changing hands in March than any month in history, as sky-high prices lured more homeowners to try to cash in. ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales set another all-time record in March 2021 as increased supply became available. ... More

Canadian policy makers need to take steps to increase housing supply, particularly rental stock, according to the chief executive officer of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. ... More

According to Equifax, last year there were 900,000 deferred mortgages and 1.2 million deferred credit card payments. ... More

The central bank’s latest quarterly survey found that executives have become more optimistic when it comes to their sales and investment projections in the coming year, ... More

Real estate prices in many Canadian cities have climbed to all-time highs during the pandemic, so it should come as no surprise that some Canadians appear ready to give up on ... More

The aggregate price of a home in Canada increased 14.1 per cent year-over-year to $749,165 in the first quarter of 2021, as strong demand continues to outpace supply in ... More

In the pandemic-linked housing boom, average residential property values have become decoupled from average incomes over vast swathes of the country. ... More

With the lowest rates for five-year fixed mortgage products in Canada having risen last month for the first time since January 2020, speculation began to mount in the mortgage ... More

A huge shift to e-commerce means it may soon become nearly impossible for businesses to find places to store their goods. ... More

Canada's financial regulator, which has been planning changes in its four-year-old mortgage stress test, on Thursday proposed making it tighter, following concerns that the ... More

Canada’s top banking watchdog is about to take another stab at overhauling its stress test on residential mortgages. ... More

One in five Canadians are hoping for a significant fall in housing prices, a sign of the mounting frustration felt by many people looking to get into the country's hot ... More

Canada's largest housing market logged another month of record sales and price gains in March. The head of the local real estate board is warning of potential unintended ... More

For the third straight month of 2021, record home sales continued in March across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with buyers taking advantage of favourable borrowing costs and ... More

A new report indicates Canada's downtown office vacancy rate increased for the fourth consecutive quarter to reach 14.3 per cent as more properties became available in ... More

Feds face pressure over hot housing market ahead of 2021 budget ... More

Lumber supply is low, but demand keeps rising as homeowners nest during the pandemic ... More

There are calls on policy-makers to take action to prevent a potential housing bubble due to prices going 'parabolic'. ... More

The Bank of Canada is seeing “worrying” signs that some Canadians are taking on too much debt to buy into the nation’s hot housing market. ... More

Sales of homes valued at $4 million or more in the Greater Toronto Area saw a 157 per cent jump in activity. ... More

BMO Economics isn’t ruling out the possibility of a policy response to cool rapidly overheating Canadian real estate markets. ... More

Long-term risks to the economy are being exacerbated by outsized demand, shrinking inventory ... More

The national mortgage debt balance hit a new record high of $1.65 trillion in Q4 2020, according to data from Statistics Canada. ... More

Upward pressure on commercial asset values continues to dominate the nation’s largest cities, according to a new study by Colliers Canada. ... More

The housing market in Toronto keeps on accelerating to defy all odds, with small one bedroom condos selling for in the $700,000s after bidding wars, the average home price verging ... More

Canadians have great expectations when it comes to using their homes to feather their retirement nest eggs. ... More

Sustained housing price increases still outpacing the recovery in fundamental factors, such as labour income, means Canada's national housing market remains moderately ... More