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Condos are least likely to be occupied by their owners, Statistics Canada says

Canadian home prices rose in August from July, though the pace of price growth slowed for the third consecutive month, data showed on Thursday.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were little changed between July and August 2021.

Every major party platform offers proposals for reining in what has become a nationwide affordability crisis.

The frenzied pace of sales is starting to slow across the country according to a report from RBC Economics.

As party leaders close out their first week of campaigning, it is no surprise that affordable housing has become a top issue in the 2021 federal election.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down between June and July 2021.

New report highlights how equity in owners’ primary residence has facilitated their investments.

Canadian home prices increased in June to mark the largest 12-month gain on record as prices climbed in all 11 markets, says the Teranet National Bank composite price ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down between May and June 2021.

A growing number of Canadians, particularly renters, are planning to buy a home in the next 12 months amid the national economy’s steady recovery, according to a new ... More

Market observers are pointing to alarming trends that are stoking fears of Canada’s housing market entering a bubble in the near future.

The country plans to welcome more than 1.2 million newcomers over a three-year period starting in 2021.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings were both down between April and May 2021.

Canada's housing market has more firepower than some economists had imagined heading into 2021 and its performance through the first half of the year has Canada's ... More

Canadian home prices are likely to grow by an average of 5% in the next half-year or so, but, surprisingly, the largest gains will not be in Toronto, nor in Vancouver, ... More

Canadian home sales fell from a record in April as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and lockdown measures slowed the country’s red hot housing market.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down from March to April 2021.

The trend in housing starts was 279,055 units in April 2021, up from 272,164 units in March 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Housing affordability in Canada has declined the most in two years

TD Bank is forecasting that home prices have further to rise yet before finally starting to lose steam by the end of the year.

Louis Vachon says further analysis needed to understand if housing market trends are permanent

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).

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 ... 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 ... More

Feds face pressure over hot housing market ahead of 2021 budget

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

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

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.