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Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more than a few tenths of a percentage point. ... More

The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive actually reduces affordability. ... More

Budget offers an array of incentives aimed at first-time homebuyers, raises the limit on tax-free RRSP withdrawals. ... More

Ten per cent of Canadians no longer qualify for a mortgage with banks. ... More

The B-20 mandated stress test is already outdated considering current market realities, according to a real estate firm head. ... More

The federal government appears to be considering a budget announcement that would allow first-time homebuyers to obtain 30-year insured mortgages, up from the 25-year limit now, ... More

Updated numbers from the Bank of Canada showed that the balance of insured mortgage debt suffered its largest decline in history. ... More

Rising rents is making homeownership the affordable alternative according to a new report. ... More

Here are some interesting data about Gen Zers and their homeownership plans and goals. ... More

Foreign ownership, speculation perceived to be the most influential factors according to a recent report by CMHC. ... More

There appears to be little relief in sight for Canadian homebuyers, especially first-time buyers, as affordability is likely to worsen. ... More

Private lenders have doubled their share of Canadian mortgages since 2015. ... More

Research from the C.D. Howe Institute released Tuesday revealed zoning regulations, development charges and housing limits in and around southern Ontario's Greenbelt have ... More

First-time home buyers already struggling with more stringent mortgage rules have been dealt another blow by an increase this week in the Bank of Canada’s five-year mortgage ... More

Almost six in 10 Canadian millennials are already homeowners, with more of this age group planning to buy a home in the next two years, according to a Genworth Canada survey ... More

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce says it will raise its five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate Tuesday by 15 basis points. ... More

The home-purchasing power of ‘peak millennials’ aged 25-31 has diminished by around $40,103 (16.5%) since the introduction of the OSFI stress test at the start of ... More

A recent survey conducted found that a growing proportion of Canadian homebuyers reported feeling pinched by the stress tests which came into effect January 2018. ... More

The results of a fresh study conducted by Royal Bank of Canada showed that fully 32% of Canadians are likely to buy a home in the next two years (up by 7% from last ... More

The recent increases in interest rates appear not to have dampened the intentions of most Canadian home buyers. ... More

Canada’s real estate market will hit a slow patch in 2018 as tighter mortgage stress tests apply pressure and the impact could be exacerbated if an expected interest rate ... More

With reduced buying power, house hunters will scoop these properties up ... More

Did you know that it’s actually less expensive to buy a home compared to a condo. ... More

OSFI has published its update for the tightening of mortgage lending regulations known as Guideline B-20 and set the date that it will apply.  ... More

A new stress test for all uninsured mortgages is unnecessary and could increase costs for homebuyers, a report by the Fraser Institute said Wednesday. ... More

Amid steadily rising mortgage costs, prospective home buyers should brace themselves for a less friendly purchasing environment in a few months’ time, although current home ... More

The national housing agency is exploring ways to make it easier for entrepreneurs and new immigrants to buy a home by cutting some of the red tape required to prove they can ... More

Sixty percent of Canadian homebuyers would exceed their budget to buy a home with more than half willing to smash it by $50K! ... More

Last year’s mortgage rule changes placed roadblocks in front of millions of would-be buyers, but increased rates and future regulatory action may prove even more difficult ... More

Buying from plans requires careful attention and some people find it hard to visualize a room’s size strictly from written measurements, so bring a tape measure. ... More