Entries by Mahyar Rezapour

Condo prices just rose over 10% in 6 Toronto suburbs

Detached homes have been rightfully stealing the headlines with remarkable sales volume and sky-high price growth, but there are still some areas in the Toronto region that are seeing better than average condo price increases. While they, for the most part, don’t scale the heights of their detached home counterparts, condos in six Toronto suburbs […]

Toronto’s housing market broke another sales record in October

Just like clockwork, another month ended with Toronto’s housing market breaking a record for home sales, with October logging 10,563 transactions across the region. The October total was up more than 25 percent over the previous year and represents the fourth consecutive record-breaking month for Toronto home sales. It was also the fourth straight month […]

Government’s aggressive new immigration targets will be long-term boost for housing market

The federal government’s new immigration targets aimed at making up for this year’s newcomer shortfall will provide support to local housing markets across the country, especially in major urban centres. On October 30th, Canada’s government revealed its three-year plan to welcome 1.2 million immigrants to the country between 2021 and 2023. If the targets are […]

10 one-bedroom condos in Toronto that cost more than $1 million

The events of 2020 have shaken up Toronto’s real estate market something fierce, driving rent prices down by record amounts as new condo listings flood the market. But some things never change, it would seem — like the ridiculously high price people will pay for one-bedroom shoeboxes in the sky. Here are some one-bedroom condos […]

Record number of immigrants Canada-bound in 2021

The federal government intends to settle 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three years in a bid to catalyze economic recovery, and if there’s one sector of the economy that will benefit, it’s real estate. The COVID-19 pandemic has stifled Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) ability to accept and process applications, resulting in […]

High Demand for Housing in GTA Will Continue Beyond COVID-19: TRREB

he temperatures may have cooled down, but the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate market continues to heat up, with home sales up over 25% compared to October 2019, marking the fourth month in a row of year-over-year growth, according to the latest data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). According to TRREB’s […]

Buying or selling a cottage? Be aware of the tax implications

Canadians are out in droves this fall in pursuit of a vacation home or cottage as the country hunkers down for a long winter amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, both buyers and sellers need to keep tax implications in mind as the rules change when multiple properties are involved, experts say. Jamie Golombek, managing director […]

Investors rush to get out of pre-built Toronto condo deals

Real estate investors are increasingly trying to get out of closing on their newly built condos in the Toronto region, as rents plummet and banks toughen borrowing qualifications for rental properties. Selling the right to buy the new condo, also known as assignment sales, has soared during the past few months of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

Federal government plans to bring in more than 1.2M immigrants in next 3 years

The Liberal government plans to bring in more than 1.2 million immigrants over the next three years, despite hurdles created by the global pandemic. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled what he called an “ambitious” three-year immigration plan today that set targets for bringing skilled workers, family members and refugees into Canada. Canada aims to bring […]

Detached home prices rose over 20% in 14 Toronto suburbs in October

From Oakville and Milton in Halton Region to Oshawa and Clarington in Durham Region, there were 14 Toronto suburban cities and towns that saw detached home prices rise over 20 percent in October. For the fourth consecutive month, the Toronto region’s housing market broke a sales record, again surging past 10,000 transactions for a 25 […]

Seven Ways COVID-19 Is Affecting Canadian Housing: RBC Report

Among the seismic shifts the pandemic has spurred across the Canadian economy, few are as profound as those that have rocked Canadian real estate. The battle to control the spread of COVID-19 has not only altered how and where Canadians work, but also led many to question where and how they want to live. Rural […]

Canadian home sales up nearly 46%, shattering September record

It was another record-breaking month for the Canadian housing market. September sales rose 45.6 percent over the previous year with no obvious signs of slowing after several months of remarkable levels of buyer activity. Sales rose in almost all Canadian housing markets in September, amounting to a nationwide total high that was enough to beat […]

Bank of Canada plans to keep interest rate near zero until 2023

Bank is assuming no widespread lockdowns are coming back, and that there will be a vaccine by 2022 The Bank of Canada says it has no plans to change its benchmark interest rate until inflation gets back to two per cent and stays there, something it says isn’t likely to happen until 2023. The central […]

Canadian home prices rise in September as housing market firms, according to Teranet data

Canadian home prices posted across-the-board monthly gains in September, led by the Ottawa-Gatineau and Quebec City markets, for the second-strongest September on record, data showed on Tuesday. The Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, which tracks data collected from public land registries to measure changes for repeat sales of single-family homes, showed prices rose 1.1 […]