real estate

Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC

April 16, 2024 No Comments

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March declined seven per cent compared with February.

Spring housing market surge unlikely as affordability, cost of living weigh on buyers

April 8, 2024 No Comments

economists say a rebound awaits the national housing market — but don’t expect a big surge just yet.

Royal Lepage recreational property report 2024

Canadian recreational home prices expected to climb 5% this year amid supply squeeze

March 26, 2024 No Comments

Median home prices in the country’s recreational housing markets are forecast to rise 5% in 2024 as demand grows for scarce listings.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago. A West-end Toronto home for sale is shown in this July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago. A West-end Toronto home for sale is shown in this July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

National home sales in February up nearly 20% compared with year ago

March 18, 2024 No Comments

The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago in what could mark the “last relatively uneventful month of the year.”

Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023. Cattle graze at sunset near Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023. Cattle graze at sunset near Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Value of Canadian farmland rises 11.5% in 2023: report

March 12, 2024 No Comments

The value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5% in 2023, a new report by agriculture lending firm Farm Credit Canada has found.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January fell 10 per cent compared with December. Framers work on a new house under construction in Airdrie, Alta., Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January fell 10 per cent compared with December. Framers work on a new house under construction in Airdrie, Alta., Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in January down 10% from December

February 15, 2024 No Comments

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in January fell 10 per cent compared with December.

Canada’s largest cities saw home sales surge in January

February 7, 2024 No Comments

The year started with a jump in home sales in Canada’s largest urban centres, with gains exceeding 30% in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.

OREA calls on government to increase housing supply

OREA calls for bold action to address Ontario’s housing shortfall

February 1, 2024 No Comments

Despite making progress on its goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031, the Ontario government must do more to improve housing stock and cut down on bureaucratic obstacles, the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) says.

Canada’s housing market to stabilize, but don’t expect return to “rollicking” price gains, BMO says

January 29, 2024 No Comments

While stability is expected to return to the country’s housing market this year as interest rates ease, homeowners shouldn’t expect a return to the “rollicking” price gains of previous years.

2023 marked 15-year low in Canadian home sales, but ended with December “bounce”

January 15, 2024 No Comments

Canadian existing home sales reached their lowest level in 15 years in 2023, although the year did end on a high note with a December “bounce” in activity.