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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.

After sales, new builds declined this year and last, housing agency expects prices to exceed 2017 peak by 2020.

Teranet-National Bank index shows prices slightly increased both on a monthly and annual basis.

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Canada’s population and employment growth, coupled with an expectation of enduring low interest rates, means home sales are forecast to improve over the next year or ... More

Canada's mortgage market has been turned upside down, and it's giving borrowers an uncommon advantage, a new report suggests.

Canadian house prices will be flat this year, but will pick up in 2020, driven by lower mortgage rates and solid domestic economic conditions, according to economists and ... More

Canadian home sales gain as lower rates help offset stress test

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were up in July 2019 compared to June.

The recent slowdown in Canada’s hottest housing markets is turning a corner and a potential new price boom is threatening to frustrate would-be buyers’ hopes.

Housing in Canada is in “well-balanced territory” after a government tightening of mortgage-lending rules intended to cool a market that had become overheated, ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were little changed in June 2019 from the previous month.

The price of a Canadian home increased a modest 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, largely due to price appreciation in Ontario.

Canadian housing starts trended higher in June, primarily due to higher trending row and apartment starts, in urban areas.

The average monthly rental rate in Canada increased by four per cent in May following two months of declines, but demand for apartments is expected to remain strong according ... More

The incentive will allow eligible first-time homebuyers who have the minimum down payment for an insured mortgage with CMHC, Genworth or Canada Guaranty, to apply to finance a ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales climbed further in May 2019.