The Archive
What moved the Canadian housing market each week — and what every realtor and mortgage broker needs to say to clients about it.
For the first time in 2026, Canada's housing market posted a year-over-year price gain. The national average hit $695,412 in April — up 2.2% from a year ago. CREA called it a milestone. And technically, it is. But th…
✦ Treadstone PickCanada's First Price Gain of 2026 — Read the Fine Print
GTA home sales jumped 7% year-over-year in April — the biggest annual gain in nine months. Buyers are back. Here's the catch: prices slid 4.9%, new listings dropped 9.3%, and the market TRREB called "tightening" is st…
✦ Treadstone PickBuyers Are Back. Prices Aren't.
Last week was one of the busiest policy weeks of the year — and it ended with a message your clients won't find comforting. The Bank of Canada held its rate at 2.25% on Wednesday, but the bigger story was buried in th…
✦ Treadstone PickThe BoC Named the Problem. It's Housing.
This week handed you three conversations worth having before your first client call. The Bank of Canada announces tomorrow at 9:45 AM — a hold is almost certain, but the Monetary Policy Report alongside it will tell u…
✦ Treadstone PickYour Clients' Renewal Notices Are Landing Right Now. Here's What They Say.
CREA reset the national scoreboard on April 16, and RBC’s Robert Hogue followed with a blunt read on the March data: Canadian home prices have now been grinding lower for four straight years, with the national benchma…
✦ Treadstone PickFour Years of Falling Prices. And the Bottom Isn't Here Yet.
