The Archive
What moved the Canadian housing market each week — and what every realtor and mortgage broker needs to say to clients about it.
Canada Day is tomorrow, and the long weekend is here — but this week handed Ontario’s industry three things worth your attention before you log off: internal documents confirming
The GTA housing market posted its third straight month of year-over-year sales growth in May — sales up 6.3%, even as the average price held below last year’s level. The catch is
A conflict in the Middle East is now the most consequential variable in your clients' mortgage math. The Bank of Canada held at 2.25% last Wednesday — the fifth consecutive hold —
Three months of data are now pointing the same direction: GTA sales are up, listings are down, and the market is tightening from the supply side. The May TRREB numbers make it
This week handed us a rare thing: a straight answer to why homes cost what they do. Canada's own housing agency put a number on it — and pointed at rules, not just rates. Plus a
Three threads are running through this week's issue: Ontario's real estate regulator is in crisis mode, with RECO now under a government-appointed administrator and beginning
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
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
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,
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
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
The rebate is real. The law isn't signed yet. Here's where things actually stand. Last week Ontario dropped what looked like the biggest buyer incentive in a decade — $130,000 off