Housing market

Economic Indicators

Consumer confidence and home prices jump in the U.S.

U.S. consumer confidence rebounded this month, along with U.S. home prices. Read more on both.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 29, 2016

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Not all mortgage rate hikes are created equal

To get the best mortgage rate deal you need to hedge and shop aggressively.

By Romana King, MoneySense |November 18, 2016

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Vancouver and Toronto still tightest housing markets: CREA

National home sales were up on a month-over-month basis in October 2016.

By Staff |November 15, 2016

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Depend on feds to deal with housing, debt risks, says BoC

Risks stemming from household debt and the housing market will be better addressed by the government's recent policy moves than by interest rate decisions.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 1, 2016

2 min read

Uberization of mortgages seen within 5 years

Advisors may have the ability to offer clients direct online investing in mortgages within five years. That’s the hope of Lending Loop chief executive Cato Pastoll, who expects peer-to-peer lending in Canada to expand quickly into consumer lending like mortgages after such an evolution of the sector in the U.K. and U.S. “I’m hopeful it […]

By Simon Doyle |October 27, 2016

3 min read

CRA reports $240m in real estate tax fraud

The CRA crackdown on real estate tax fraud is producing some big numbers in audit recoveries. Read: Feds close loophole on capital gains exemption The CRA’s website shows that, for the last year and a half, audit recoveries in B.C. and Ontario total more than $240 million. In B.C., $30.3 million (from 2,366 case files) […]

By Staff |October 21, 2016

1 min read

Housing market

Consumer confidence and home prices jump in the U.S.

Not all mortgage rate hikes are created equal

Vancouver and Toronto still tightest housing markets: CREA

Depend on feds to deal with housing, debt risks, says BoC

Foreign vs. domestic condo buyers: who’s more active in GTA?

Uberization of mortgages seen within 5 years

Homes of the future and how much they’ll cost

CRA reports $240m in real estate tax fraud

Expect housing warning from BoC

CMHC raises red flag over national housing concerns