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Canadian home prices increased in June to mark the largest 12-month gain on record as prices climbed in all 11 markets, says the Teranet National Bank composite price index. ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down between May and June 2021. ... More

Royal LePage is forecasting that the aggregate price of a home in Canada will increase 16 per cent to $771,500 in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to the same quarter last ... More

A growing number of Canadians, particularly renters, are planning to buy a home in the next 12 months amid the national economy’s steady recovery, according to a new ... More

A look at why the hot housing market is out of reach for young Canadians ... More

Market observers are pointing to alarming trends that are stoking fears of Canada’s housing market entering a bubble in the near future. ... More

The country plans to welcome more than 1.2 million newcomers over a three-year period starting in 2021. ... More

Canadians now owe almost $2 trillion in mortgage and home equity line of credit debt combined ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales and new listings were both down between April and May 2021. ... More

The net worth of Canadian households rose sharply in the first quarter, as the value of residential real estate accelerated by a record amount in the three-month period. ... More

Canada's housing market has more firepower than some economists had imagined heading into 2021 and its performance through the first half of the year has Canada's biggest ... More

The Bank of Canada is cautiously optimistic about the country's economic recovery as vaccines continue to roll out and spending rebounds. ... More

Canadian home prices are likely to grow by an average of 5% in the next half-year or so, but, surprisingly, the largest gains will not be in Toronto, nor in Vancouver, according ... More

The Bank of Canada says its concerns are mounting that households are piling on too much debt and posing what the central bank says is a key vulnerability to the economy. ... More

Canadian home sales fell from a record in April as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and lockdown measures slowed the country’s red hot housing market. ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down from March to April 2021. ... More

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 to ... More

Housing affordability in Canada has declined the most in two years ... More

TD Bank is forecasting that home prices have further to rise yet before finally starting to lose steam by the end of the year. ... More

Louis Vachon says further analysis needed to understand if housing market trends are permanent ... More

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 governments ... 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 homeownership ... 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). ... More

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 in. ... 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 available. ... 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 Commerce. ... 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