Housing Market
REMI Network
Study reveals most affordable cities in Canada
With the cost of living on the rise, new research pinpoints Canada’s most affordable cities for first-time homeowners.
CondoBusiness
Opinion: Canada’s blind bidding problem —how transparency plays a crucial role
Although the Canadian real estate market has cooled slightly, affordability remains a major problem – especially when compounded by inflation.
REMI Network
Report digs into homebuyer sentiment for 2023
The survey underscores that most Canadians strongly believe governments should prioritize the affordability and supply crisis.
REMI Network
GTA new home market quiet in January
Condominium apartments accounted for 381 units sold—the lowest level for January in 14 years.
REMI Network
Survey finds Montrealers desire green housing
Fifty-nine per cent of homeowners and future buyers in the Montreal CMA would be willing to pay a premium for an environmentally friendly home. This is higher than the provincial average.
REMI Network
New condo sales in GTA drop 79%
New condo sales in the GTA declined 79 per cent from a year ago, according to the Q3-2022 condo market survey from Urbanation.
REMI Network
Six in ten non-homeowner millennials intend to buy a home
A large swath of millennials believe they will own a home someday, despite previous buyer despair during the pandemic from those aged 26 to 41.
CondoBusiness
Canada’s home prices show steady growth in H1
The sixth annual Price Per Square Foot survey released today by CENTURY 21 Canada found that more condo owners flocked to homes outside of the Greater Toronto Area and Vancouver.
CondoBusiness
Living with dignity in multi-generational housing
Multi-generational homes are often an afterthought for builders who continue to favour housing geared to nuclear families. Rarely do municipalities legislate them.
REMI Network
Majority of Ontarians feel priced-out of own towns
A new study found 54 per cent of parents are not planning on helping their children buy a future home.
REMI Network
GTA home sales down 38.8% in May
Higher borrowing costs brought more balance to the Greater Toronto Area housing market in May, with home sales down on a monthly and annual basis and active listings up.
REMI Network
Demand sizzles for Canada’s recreational properties
Home prices are anticipated to rise up to 20 per cent in recreational markets over the course of 2022.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The impacts of BC’s increased housing supply
The British Columbia Real Estate Association has released a report estimating the potential impacts of increased housing supply on BC's housing market.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The allure of small markets
Demand for housing in Canada continues to rise in 2022, with small markets gaining popularity among prospective renters and homeowners alike.
REMI Network
Montreal area home prices rose significantly in March
Overbidding occurred in half of all transactions in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area for the month of March.
REMI Network
Ontario raising foreign homebuyer tax to 20 per cent across the province
Currently, the non-resident speculation tax only applies to homes purchased in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region.
REMI Network
B.C. realtors warn cooling-off reg will inflame competitive housing market
The BC Real Estate Association is giving a thumbs down to the government regulation that was approved yesterday as part of the Property Law Amendment Act.
