Have you ever noticed how much prime real estate banks occupy?
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its annual Mortgage Consumer Survey this week, and as in just about any other business, one finding is that we’re increasingly shopping for mortgages online. It’s no longer even a trend —
Will Canada’s housing markets moderate in 2016 and 2017?
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released its Fourth Quarter 2015 Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition, announcing that the country’s housing markets should moderate over the next couple years.“In 2015, increased housing market
Canadian housing starts increased in 2016
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts data for December 2016, announcing that national starts declined, mostly due to the slowing down of multi-unit construction. The trend measure was 198,053 units, compared to
1.7 million Canadian households in inadequate housing
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Statistics Canada released its core housing need report, announcing that 1.7 million households live in core housing need. Representing 12.7% of Canadian households, this housing need
Low evidence of overbuilding in Toronto
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released its housing starts report for November 2017, announcing a surge in multiple-unit construction, partially thanks to Toronto. The housing starts trend for all of Canada last
Housing starts remain steady in December 2017
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts report for December 2017, announcing that new home construction remained stable. Last month, housing starts trended at 226,777 units, almost unchanged compared to
Window Treatments
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‘When you have weak supply responses…prices have nowhere to go but up’
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a new study, Examining Escalating House Prices in Large Canadian Metropolitan Centres. According to their findings, strong economic and population growth along with low mortgage
The intentions and expectations of 3 types of homebuyers
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recently released the 2018 Prospective Home Buyer Survey results, which focuses on the buying intentions of three groups; first-time buyers, previous owners, and current owners. There are many
New home construction holds steady following 10-year high
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts report for January 2018, announcing steady new home construction continuing from last year. The housing starts trend for January 2018 was 224,865 units, compared
