Bank of Canada prepares for a long fightagainst inflation Canada is on the cusp of a series of rapid interest-rate hikes, with the central bank poised to start raising the cost of borrowing as early as next week, beginning a sustained push to bring high inflation back under control. After nearly two years of extraordinarily […]

It was a record year for the number of sales in the Greater Toronto Area.   In spite of COVID interrupting the real estate market, it was not as bad as most feared.   But now inventory is at an all-time low.  Toronto has only 1,604 listings in the residential market under $2M asking price.   The […]

These are the latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association.  These are the one month, one year, 10 years, and 15 years’ increases in value, in single family properties and in condo apartments.       

Most experts think the solution to Canada’s runaway house pricing is to have open bidding. It’s not! Michael Moffatt of the Smart Prosperity Institute:WOULD A BAN ON BLIND BIDDING SLOW THE GROWTH IN CANADIAN REAL ESTATE PRICES? Key Points From This Report During the election campaign, the Liberal Party ran on a promise to include […]

The perils of living in super high rise condo buildings The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly the tallest residential building in the world, was the pinnacle of New York’s luxury condo boom half a decade ago, fueled largely by foreign buyers seeking discretion and big returns. Six years later, residents of the […]

A flood in Fort McMurray this past spring costing $100 million in damages. A June hailstorm in Calgary, now ranking as the fourth largest claim in Canadian history at $1.2 billion. These are just two examples of recent catastrophic losses impacting insuranceacross the country and contributing to a hard market, where premiums are increasing andcapacity […]

CRA cracking down on abuse of principal residence exemptions, but their assessments aren’t written in stone Jamie Golombek: If it’s determined that you’re regularly buying and selling homes, you can be denied the PRE There are very few things that are tax-free: investment income in your TFSA, lottery and casino winnings, purchasing six or more […]

What is Asbestos? Where is it? Asbestos was often used in the construction of residential properties, particularly in the 1950s to 1970s. Asbestos was primarily used as an insulator because it is heat resistant and has a high tensile strength. It was contained in products such as pipe and duct insulation on heating systems, sealers […]

Canada – Inflation Rate 10 years Canada – Unemployment rate TSX vs Dow Jones 25 years Canada 10 Year Bond Yield    

If you bought a house before the coronavirus crisis hit, don’t expect force majeure to save you FINANCIAL POST  MARCH 28, 2020 Real estate transactions, even at the best of times, are complicated and stressful for buyers and sellers. For the thousands of people who made or received firm offers before the coronavirus outbreak changed everything […]

Globe & Mail March 11 2020 Every financial market you can think of is in an uproar right now, but not Toronto real estate. Sales of houses and condos for the first week of March were up 47 per cent over the same period last year and average prices rose 18 per cent, said John Pasalis, […]

Unstoppable condo sales put Toronto market at risk of overheating: CMHC TORONTO STAR – JOSH RUBIN FEBRUARY 20, 2020 The real estate market in the Toronto area is in danger of overheating, with condos driving much of the momentum, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The CMHC’s quarterly market assessment, […]

UPDATE:  Their stock is tanking… while their competitor’s soars… Forbes 2020/1/22 Purplebricks Canada has offered its employees paid days off in exchange for made up positive reviews on Facebook and Google. In an email sent by Purplebricks Canada marketing department to the company’s whole 200-people staff, exclusively obtained by this reporter, the online estate agent […]