Over the past decade, the Canadian government has implemented several mortgage rule changes aimed at tempering housing demand and safeguarding home buyers from over-extending themselves. Each time, the respective measures are meant to cool ever-increasing home … Read More
Despite year-over-year home prices falling, condos continue to boom in the Toronto real estate market. Unlike every other market segment, condos are increasing in price, rising 7.1 per cent in the 416 this March compared to the same … Read More
Despite the blaring doom and gloom of most media headlines this March, no, the Toronto housing market is not crashing. Instead, what we have is a cool down. Detached houses still remain out of reach for … Read More
Hamilton, like all other areas within driving distance of Toronto, has seen its property values swell with the rising tide that is the Greater Golden Horseshoe housing market. But Hamilton, in particular, seems to be on … Read More
The 2018 federal budget didn’t have much to say about the Canadian housing market that we didn’t already know, but it did add some interesting initiatives to help vulnerable populations and create more rental housing. Where … Read More
It’s no fun being a first-time homebuyer in the GTA in 2018. Not only did the federal government increase the qualification requirements for mortgage borrowers starting Jan. 1, prices for Toronto homes for sale continue to … Read More
Whatever you think of Valentine’s Day — a capitalist-driven commodification of love, or a day to celebrate your significant other with imported flowers — it’s not a day meant for the uncoupled. And Valentine’s Day isn’t … Read More
Sales were down but home prices were still up in December 2017 in the Greater Toronto Area, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. The average GTA property sold for $735,021 in December 2017, compared to … Read More
As the cheer of the holiday season passes and the long, dark Canadian winter looms, listing your home for sale may not seem the brightest idea. After all, inclement weather, darker days and dropping temperatures don’t … Read More
It appears the Supreme Court of Canada is the next stop in the ongoing battle to publicly share real estate data in Toronto.