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Amid widespread affordability concerns in Canada’s housing market, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced a series of amendments to its foreign buyer ... More

The federal government's foreign buyer ban aimed at making housing more affordable for Canadians is creating uncertainty for real estate developers, forcing some to put ... More

Is federal policy the answer to the country's years-old housing affordability crisis? ... More

Starting in the new year, foreign commercial enterprises and people will be prohibited from purchasing residential properties in Canada for two years. ... More

Proposals by the federal government to restrict foreign access to the Canadian housing market run the risk of complicating mortgage financing while not adequately addressing the ... More

The tax mimics what some provinces, including B.C., have already implemented. ... More

For the foreseeable future, immigration will continue stoking the need for housing in Canada’s largest cities, according to RBC Economic Research. ... More

A staggering new analysis of foreign-owned residential properties in Canada reveals that at least 10 per cent of all condos built in Toronto between 2016 and ... More

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

The impact of the Ontario’s Fair Housing on foreign buyers of the province’s real estate has been revealed by the finance ministry. Finance minister Charles Sousa ... More

Nearly 10% of mortgages issued in Vancouver and Toronto in 2016 went to non-permanent foreign residents aged under 25 years old, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing ... More

Foreign buyers make up a minuscule portion of the overall housing market in this country, new research shows, but what they own is more expensive and newer than the average ... More

Educational opportunities are driving Chinese homebuyer inquiries for Canadian properties, despite foreign-buyer taxes in two of the nation’s hottest housing markets. ... More

Some media outlets recently reported that interest in Canadian real estate among Chinese buyers increased 30 per cent in the first half of this year, compared to a year ... More

The number of non-resident owners of real estate in The Greater Golden Horseshoe has declined since the introduction of Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan in the spring. ... More

The government has perhaps its best understanding of just how influential foreign buyers are on Canada’s hottest markets, according to one big bank. ... More

New statistics released by the Toronto Real Estate Board once again confirm everyone didn't just wake up to a shortage of land overnight. ... More

Newly released figures show nearly five per cent of home purchases in Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe region were made by non-residents since the Liberal government ... More

New data from the Ministry of Finance shows that Toronto real estate has a bigger problem than foreign buyers, speculators from Toronto.  ... More

Regulatory changes that require home buyers in Ontario to provide complete information on their citizenship and place of residence take effect today. ... More

The most frustrated people in the Toronto area’s real estate market right now are clearly the buyers. But right behind them are many seasoned agents. ... More

The top reason why foreign buyers from China want to get into the Canadian housing market is education, not investment, according to data from a popular global real estate ... More

One puzzle around the run-up in Canadian home prices is the extent to which foreign money is the driver. The idea is that rich people from places like China are buying up homes as ... More

Chinese influence on Canada’s real estate market may be coming to an abrupt end due to new rules that lock their funds. ... More

A new report from a leading real estate brokerage suggests many Americans who oppose incoming president Donald Trump continue showing a desire to purchase property in Canada. ... More

Foreign ownership of existing Canadian condominium units in Canada's three biggest cities has declined in 2016 compared with the previous two years, according to a ... More

Foreign buyers play a limited part in condo sales activity in the Greater Toronto Area but investors play a key role in the market according to a new report from Urbanation. ... More

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said on Monday that the province will not follow British Columbia’s move to introduce a tax on foreign homebuyers. ... More

Some observers have speculated that foreign investors will turn to Toronto’s real estate market after BC tacked a 15-per-cent tax on all non-residents ... More

There is overwhelming support among residents of the Greater Toronto Area for a tax on foreign buyers, according to a poll by Angus Reid. ... More