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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 will likely act as a stimulant to Canada’s residential real estate market in 2022.

Fewer Canadians say they are in debt this year, despite the financial hardships that have accompanied the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

For many people, building their own homes is a solution to help them get exactly what they want.

A proposed Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights would address a notable trend that’s emerged in a red-hot market

Most markets in Canada have seen the rate of property price growth slow down month-over-month, inspiring hope that markets may soon return into more neutral territory

Nearly 35% of Canadians are worried that higher interest rates could push them into bankruptcy

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales edged up between August and September 2021.

Popularity of variable-rate mortgages expected to grow further, overturning a trend that has been in place for over a decade.

Canadian home prices should rise another 5% before the end of 2021, says a new report from RE/MAX.

The bank's measure of affordability has seen the gains made pre-pandemic erased with all areas affected

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

The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday as it warned the fourth wave of the pandemic and supply bottlenecks could weigh on the economic ... More

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

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

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

Royal LePage is forecasting that the aggregate price of a home in Canada will increase 16 per cent to $771,500 in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same quarter last ... More

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

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Canada Day

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

Housing affordability in Canada has declined the most in two years

Unconditional offers are poor choices and our courts have shown little empathy for failed purchasers, repeatedly holding that vendors have no obligation to accommodate ... More

If you’re like most Canadians, you’re more likely to tackle a home renovation than sell your current house and buy another or purchase an investment property.

The ongoing surge in home prices across the country is discouraging a large number of young non-homeowners, many of whom say they’re giving up on the dream of ... 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.

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

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.

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