Canadian home prices soared 9.6% in January, highest increase since 2017: Teranet

A Canadian home price tracker known to be one of the most reliable measures of appreciation just recorded its highest annual increase since October 2017. The Teranet-National Bank Home Price Index rose 9.6 percent over the previous year in January, led by double-digit price increases in local markets including Ottawa-Gatineau, Halifax and Hamilton. Montreal and […]

Canadians Under 35 See Net-Worth Climb, But Toronto Is A Big Exception

Canadian households saw net-worth make big gains over the past few decades. Using Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data from the recently released Survey of Financial Security (SFS), we can see how net-worth evolved for each age group from 1999 to 2019. Generally speaking, net-worth soared for most demographics. However, there are some notable exceptions, like […]

TRREB Forecasts Strong Demand for Real Estate in 2021 Highly-Anticipated Outlook Report and New Digital Digest Unveiled

      TREB) is unveiling its must-read Market Year in Review & Outlook 2021 Report and eagerly awaited digital digest containing TRREB’s annual market outlook, up-to-date Ipsos consumer polling results, the most recent Altus new home and commercial statistics, rental market trends, research on innovative approaches to bring on more housing supply and mortgage […]

New purchase requests outpaced refinances in January: nesto

The appetite for homeownership in Canada has been strong to start the year thanks in large part to low interest rates, according to nesto, an online mortgage brokerage. A report from the firm showed that 60% of the brokerage’s users intended to purchase a new home last month, increasing from 48% in January 2020, but […]

K-shaped housing market

If you’ve been following the housing market (in most cities) over the last year, this chart likely won’t surprise you. It is from a recent City Observatory article by Joe Cortright talking about the “k-shaped housing market” that we have seen emerge over the last year. The above is for the US, but I would […]

Toronto Condos for Sale – Seven Best Places to Invest

Yonge and Sheppard may be situated toward Toronto’s outskirts, but the location is an excellent spot to invest in Condo. King West can be referred to as a hip and trendy area. CityPlace is situated West of Bathurst Street and accommodates a home landing park. Investing in Toronto real estate industry is one of the […]

Housing Market Overcomes 2020’s Obstacles for Third-Best Year on Record

After years of a booming Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market, 2020 marked the first real obstacle for the real estate business since the late 2000s recession. COVID-19 brought on unprecedented challenges that saw staggering declines in market activity starting in the second quarter of the year. Despite all of the hurdles encountered last year, […]

Residential Condominium Buyers’ Guide

What is the purpose of the Condo Guide? Ontario’s Residential Condominium Buyers’ Guide (Condo Guide) was developed by the Condominium Authority of Ontario (CAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) and approved by the Minister as a helpful resource for the buyers of residential pre-construction/new condo units. You can read […]

Mizrahi Developments

A partnership is about values, what you want to achieve and why. Simply put, Mizrahi Developments came about with a vision of several goals to change expectations in the industry. Firstly, it was a desire to enhance the changing streetscapes of Toronto with carefully articulated, mid-to-high-rise buildings that give those who work and live in […]

Thinking exponentially and the rule of 72

in finance – investing, we need to think *exponentially*, not *linearly*. Money compounds. Growth doesn’t happen at a constant pace; it *accelerates* over time. Most of us are not programmed to intuitively “get” compounding — over the long run. It’s about the importance of thinking exponentially, as opposed to linearly, when it comes to finance […]

Major condo price correction is unlikely despite collapsing demand: BMO

While there’s no doubt that downtown condos were left in the dust when suburban single-family home sales and prices took off during Canada’s economic recovery, the chances that urban high-rises will see a significant price drop over the next year is unlikely. In his response to November housing market data published this month by the […]

The 35 Most and Least Competitive Real Estate Markets in Ontario

another year has come and nearly gone, and one thing that we’ve learned this year is the resilience of Ontario’s real estate markets, as they’ve managed to stay hot despite the latest pandemic restrictions rolled out by the provincial government to slow the spread of COVID-19. In fact, last month, there was a notable annual […]

COVID-19 vaccine deployment will shape Canada’s housing market in 2021

With a steady stream of positive developments announced in the last month, it’s beginning to look like widespread deployment of one or multiple COVID-19 vaccines will pave the way back to normalcy for Canada’s housing market next year. Health Canada is expected to approve the use of the Pfizer vaccine in a matter of days. […]

Is it a good time to buy a house in Canada?

This year, no one culd predict what would lie ahead for the housing market during the novel Coronavirus pandemic that spread across the globe like wildfire. For many, Canadians lost their jobs and were trying to live off government-assisted programs while trying to juggle their bills, but for others, they were presented with a great […]

Detached home building surged in Ontario last month amid skyrocketing demand

Home building activity across Ontario picked up in October, driven by significant growth in low-rise home construction. Housing starts for single-detached homes and semi-detached homes rose 14.2 percent and 29.4 percent, respectively, last month, according to data published by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Housing starts measure how many homes began construction during […]

North York Surpasses Toronto Proper as Priciest City in Canada to Rent 1-Bed Apt

It appears Toronto has been dethroned as the most expensive city in the country for average monthly rents for a one-bedroom after North York surpassed Canada’s largest city in October. On Friday, Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting released their latest National Rent Report, which revealed that year-over-year, the average rent for all property types […]