Real Estate

The Spring housing market is coming to a close, which means one of the best times to buy a home is right around the corner. Things settle down for the summer after the flurry of activity … Read More

A house in Canada is expensive enough as is. The national average for a home is $496,000 according to the most recent data by the Canadian Real Estate Association. But it’s not only the property itself … Read More

Being a renter made me realize how important homeownership is. When I first moved into my rental condo townhome in downtown Toronto, I got a great deal. It was the middle of the great recession, the … Read More

Condos have been the sole market segment showing price growth in the first quarter of 2018. As detached houses have declined in price every month this year so far,  condos have increased year-over-year. Take May 2018, … Read More

Condos are on fire in the Greater Toronto Area this year. It’s quite a change of scenery from the beginning of 2017, in which it seemed like even the most rundown detached house drew a bidding … Read More

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