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Variable or short-term fixed mortgage? Where experts see the "sweet spot"

3/13/2024 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Paul DeAdder

The Canadian mortgage space is already seeing some rates on offer decline heading into the spring market, despite no clear indication yet from the Bank of Canada that interest ... More


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Average asking rent prices reach $2,193 in February, up 10.5% from 2023

3/12/2024 | Posted in Rental Market by Paul DeAdder

A new report says the average asking price for a rental unit in Canada was $2,193 per month in February, marking a 10.5 per cent jump year-over-year and the fastest annual ... More


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Listings up, sales down in slow GTA high-density land market: Myers

3/11/2024 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Paul DeAdder

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) condominium market has softened considerably since April 2022, especially during the past six months.

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Bank of Canada makes interest rate decision

3/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder

The Bank of Canada elected to hold interest rates steady at 5 per cent.

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TRREB: Buyers Re-Enter the GTA Housing Market in February

3/5/2024 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Paul DeAdder

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. ... More


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B.C., Ontario mortgage-holders increasingly missed payments in Q4, Equifax says

3/5/2024 | Posted in Financial Health by Paul DeAdder

Equifax Canada says consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Toronto home sales up in February from last year as consumers eye rate cuts: TRREB

3/5/2024 | Posted in GTA News by Paul DeAdder

Greater Toronto home sales and listings were up in February from last year, but adjusted sales were down from a month earlier, the region's real estate board said ... More


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CMHC to scrap First-Time Home Buyer Incentive and refocus funding on other tools

3/2/2024 | Posted in Home Buyers by Paul DeAdder

The federal government has announced it will be discontinuing its First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) program as of March 21.

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Bank of Canada expected to hold interest rates this week as grey cloud hangs over economy

3/4/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder

The Bank of Canada is expected to preach patience at its interest rate announcement this week as economists say weakening economic conditions are setting the stage for rate ... More


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Toronto extends vacant home tax deadline, fine for failure to submit

3/1/2024 | Posted in Toronto News by Paul DeAdder

Toronto is extending its vacant home tax declaration deadline, giving homeowners two more weeks to submit their occupancy status or face a fee.

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Toronto home prices up 42 per cent over last five years, cost of living up 17 per cent: report

2/29/2024 | Posted in Canada Living by Paul DeAdder

The cost of living in Toronto went up nearly 20 per cent between 2017 and 2022 – but that’s less than half the increase seen in the city’s housing prices over ... More


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Canada's home prices to rise again on stretched demand-supply gap

2/29/2024 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market Predictions by Paul DeAdder

Home prices in Canada are forecast to gain a bit this year and rise further in 2025 on relentless demand for housing amid scant new supply and prospects for interest rate cuts ... More


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We could reach 2% inflation by this summer: National Bank

2/28/2024 | Posted in Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder

Could Canada’s headline inflation rate reach the neutral target of 2% by this summer, a full year sooner than the Bank of Canada’s own forecasts?

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One-third of Canadians considering alternative home ownership models amid low affordability

2/27/2024 | Posted in Home Buyers by Paul DeAdder

One third of Canadians are considering alternative home ownership models, a new survey has found, as purchasing a home remains out of reach amid an ongoing affordability ... More


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How much does $1 million buy you in Canada's housing market?

2/22/2024 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Paul DeAdder

The purchasing power of buyers with a $1 million budget searching for a home in Canada will widely vary depending on the city they are shopping in with those in Toronto getting ... More


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Ontario housing supply overstated by almost 1 million, land development study reveals

2/22/2024 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Paul DeAdder

Discrepancy debunks notion that construction industry is 'sitting on supply,' say developers

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Inflation slows more than expected in January

2/20/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder

Canadian consumer prices eased at the start of this year, with progress on underlying pressures likely to give the Bank of Canada more room to start considering rate cuts in ... More


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Rent hits another record high in January as average asking price reaches $2,196

2/15/2024 | Posted in Rental Market by Paul DeAdder

The average asking price for rent in Canada reached $2,196 in January, a 10 per cent increase from this time last year — marking another record high amid a deepening ... More


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Canadian Home Sales Showing Signs of Recovery

2/14/2024 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Paul DeAdder

Following a weak second half of 2023, home sales over the last two months are showing signs of recovery, according to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association ... More


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2024 rate-cut forecasts being revised following today's mixed-bag jobs report

2/9/2024 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Paul DeAdder

Today's employment report for January, in which the unemployment rate ticked down, has caused bond markets and economist to further reel-in their rate-cut forecasts for the ... More


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