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The latest analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) indicates that weakening housing market fundamentals and an increase in average overvaluation estimates ... More

The next six months will be more difficult economically than the past quarter, but the Canadian housing market is expected to continue its V-shaped recovery.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings continued to climb in August 2020.

A housing inventory surge will likely precede a predicted arrears spike once payment deferrals end, according to a recent analysis.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings continued to rebound in July 2020, with new listings hitting ... More

The trend in housing starts was 204,376 units in July 2020, up from 199,778 units in June 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure ... More

Despite prices swelling in a number of Canadian markets, the most recent Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index claims Canada’s housing market ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reveal national home sales and new listings continued to rebound in June 2020.

While Canadian housing starts have gained momentum and are on pace for more than 200,000 this year, CIBC World Markets managing director and deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal ... More

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. expects a drop in home prices in the country’s biggest cities amid “severe declines” in home sales and construction.

But those won't be the only major markets where prices will soften.

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings were up noticeably in May 2020 compared to April, though ... More

Sales, new construction and prices all expected to decline during pandemic

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings fell by more than half in April 2020 compared to March.

The housing market can expect some recovery towards the end of the year according to Altus Group.

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 outlook on the Canadian housing market: RBC

Nearly four-fifths of Canadians expect the economy to worsen over the next few months.

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

The trend in housing starts was 204,717 units in March 2020, compared to 209,109 units in February 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Real estate listings are drying up, open houses have been canceled, and buyers are staying home.

Realtors across Canada are kicking off the busy spring selling season with the unprecedented step of cancelling open houses, moves that could contribute to slower-than-forecast ... More

A measure of Canada’s consumer confidence has reported its biggest drop ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

RBC senior economist Robert Hogue gives his latest housing market assessment

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).