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A BMO Capital Markets senior economist says the Bank of Canada's recent move to increase its key interest rate is setting up the housing market for an even deeper ... More

The Bank of Canada's intention to "frontload" its path to higher rates means its policy rate could peak as early as September, according to a prominent CIBC ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down in June 2022.

Majority of supply gap found in Ontario and British Columbia, agency says

Bouts of pain in property prices could help wake market up to economic and wage realities, economist says

In May, the number of new homes that started construction in Canada trended lower compared to the previous month, but still remained at elevated levels.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down in May 2022.

The likely deceleration of the housing market would be a welcome effect, Macklem says

House prices are set to continue falling across Canada as a result of the current market cooldown, with the only question being by how much, according to a well-known ... More

Central bank rate expected to hit 1.5% on Wednesday — soon it could be twice that

A sharp rise in joblessness, combined with the bust-out of the short-term rental market, will send Canadian house prices down in the short term, some market experts are ... More

The national market can still provide some impetus for home price growth despite declining sales, according to Royal Bank of Canada Senior Economist Robert Hogue.

Canadian home prices could fall a “relatively modest” five per cent by July as some owners are forced to sell in the face of the economic hardship brought on by ... More

Rising unemployment and high debt is expected to boost mortgage loan delinquencies in Canada, though experts say it won’t play out like the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis ... More

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday said the coronavirus outbreak was set to trigger the biggest ever near-term Canadian downturn but suspended its regular economic forecasts, ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and listings were down sharply between February and March 2020.

According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast released today, the aggregate price of a home in Canada is expected to remain remarkably stable ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were up between January and February 2020.

The trend in housing starts was 208,525 units in February 2020, compared to 211,153 units in January 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Remember the Bank of Canada’s anxiety over worrisome consumer debt loads and housing imbalances? So much for that.

Canada’s housing market remains moderately vulnerable, while Toronto and Hamilton are seeing overheating and price acceleration, but that overvaluation seems to remain ... More

The pace of inbound immigration to Canada – cited as the fastest among the G7 nations – is driving an unprecedented housing boom.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales declined between December 2019 and January 2020.

The chief executive of the Bank of Nova Scotia says Canada’s housing market needs more supply, not a major change to the mortgage stress test.

Economy nudged higher in the latest monthly stats, helped in part by the real estate and construction industries.

Quarterly price trend report shows most major markets posted gains.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales eased between November and December 2019.

Canadian mortgage lenders shouldn’t worry too much about the performance of their loans in 2020 according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales continued to edge higher in November 2019.

The Canadian housing market showed that it was “fairly robust” in October according to the latest market report from RBC Economics.