Market Insight for July 28
A survey of market experts says the Bank of Canada will unlikely hike interest rates again for the remainder of the year, and is expected to start cutting rates next spring, according to a report of economists and market participants released by the central bank this...
Market Insight for July 21
Rents for GTA condos continue to soar, hitting an average of about $2,800 a month in the second quarter of 2023, an almost 32 per cent rise over the last two years. And the spike in rents has been even higher for micro units under 400 square feet. “I’d say it’s...
Market Insight for July 14
TRREB Releases 2023 Q2 Condo Market Statistics Market conditions in the condominium apartment segment tightened markedly in the second quarter of 2023. Sales were up strongly on a year-over-year basis, whereas the number of new listings was down sharply. With more...
Market Update for June 30
Olivia Chow Is Now Mayor of Toronto. Here’s How She Plans To ‘Fix’ Housing.Olivia Chow was elected Mayor of Toronto during Monday’s by-election. And now the conversation shifts to what she will do to solve some of the chronic housing problems facing Toronto — and mind...
Market Update for June 2
Canadian first-time home buyers are 36 years old on average. That means they won’t have that starter condo paid off by the time they retire, according to recent bank reports. Four of the Big Five banks reported a large share of their portfolio had amortizations longer...
Market Insight for May 26
A buying frenzy is re-emerging in Canada after one of the steepest housing price declines in the nation’s history. In Toronto, properties are selling the day they hit the market. In Vancouver, lines for open houses are stretching down the block. Homes are now once...
Market Insight for May 19
The real estate price correction appears to be over in Canada after a yearlong slump that saw prices drop by almost 18% in Toronto, according to a new report from RBC. The spring market was a turning point for the country’s housing market as April home resales spurted...
Market Insight for May 12
Toronto city council approves up to four-unit multiplexes in all neighbourhoods Multiplexes can now be built in all neighbourhoods, meaning duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes can be built, without special permissions, in all neighbourhoods from Rosedale to Westmount...
Market Update for May 5
Competition Is Heating Up in the GTA Real Estate Market as Prices Pick Back Up With the spring market in full swing, competition for real estate in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is heating up as a consistently low number of listings leaves would-be buyers with few...
Market Update for April 21
The housing market could be gathering steam again – but a notable feature of recent weeks has been a lack of new listings becoming available. This lack of inventory is the main underlying storyline in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate market. Coming out of...