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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

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

In the pandemic-linked housing boom, average residential property values have become decoupled from average incomes over vast swathes of the country. ... 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 ... More

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. ... More

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

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

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

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 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

A record share of Canadians expect home prices will continue hitting new highs, an exuberance that adds to concern the housing market is entering a speculative bubble. ... More

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 ... More

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 will ... More

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

Canada’s housing market is in a “huge bubble” after months of runaway price gains, according to economist David Rosenberg, who was bearish on US real estate ... More

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

The suburbs surrounding Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver's are fueling an uptick in homes beginning construction and properties ready for occupancy, says Canada Mortgage and ... More

The share of renters who are planning to buy has quadrupled, and what they want to buy is changing. ... More

Despite quickly rising home prices and the uncertainty unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority (80%) of Canadians still believe home ownership is a good investment. ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales set another all-time record in December 2020. ... More

Canadians are feeling more confident about the continued rise in home prices now than at any point in the previous three years, a trend Bloomberg and Nanos Research called a ... More

Amid an unpredictable pandemic, forecasts for the housing market are pretty much all over the map. ... More

The upward trend in Canadian housing starts continued in November, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales continued running at historically strong levels in November 2020. ... More

Many people have been scratching their heads lately trying to understand how it is that Canada’s average house price jumped more than 17 per cent during the worst economic ... More

After what RBC Senior Economist Robert Hogue calls a "spectacular rally," the market has fully recovered and then some. What comes next, however, is still shrouded in ... More

Altus Group says the commercial-to-residential tax ratio threatens businesses in several markets ... More