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Canadians are so alarmed by the red-hot housing market that many say they’d like to see the central bank raise the cost of borrowing to dampen demand for real estate and ... More

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the average home price could rise by as much as 14% this year, but the pace of sales could moderate by the end of 2023 if broad immunity ... More

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

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps ... More

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

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

Canadian policy makers need to take steps to increase housing supply, particularly rental stock, according to the chief executive officer of Canadian Imperial Bank 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

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

Feds face pressure over hot housing market ahead of 2021 budget

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.

Sales of homes valued at $4 million or more in the Greater Toronto Area saw a 157 per cent jump in activity.

BMO Economics isn’t ruling out the possibility of a policy response to cool rapidly overheating Canadian real estate markets.

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

Sustained housing price increases still outpacing the recovery in fundamental factors, such as labour income, means Canada's national housing market remains moderately ... More

The Canadian housing market is “overheating” and policy makers need to take steps to cool it down, according to an economist at Royal Bank of Canada, the ... More

The aggregate price of a house in Canada's recreational regions is forecast to increase 15 per cent in 2021 to $502,730, as demand continues to rapidly outpace ... More

Our national real estate market is now in full-on boiling mode, according to a major Canadian bank.

While home prices continued to increase between November and January, their rate of growth was declining on a monthly basis. That changed in February as monthly home price ... More

If home prices continue shooting up, even in spite of rising rates, some economists say it may force policy action

The national average home price is forecast to rise by 16.5 per cent to just over $665,000 in 2021. The Canadian Real Estate Association said its outlook suggests home sales ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales set another all-time record in February 2021.

The Bank of Canada delivered welcome news for variable-rate mortgage holders today when it stood by its expectation of no rate hikes until early 2023.