Statistics Canada has been highlighting the role of investors in the housing market. A recent study of five provinces, including BC and Ontario, found...
A jump in headline inflation has caused a rethink in the market about a possible rate increase. The bond market is now leaning towards another 25-basi...
CREA reported a jump in existing home sales of 11.3% (in seasonally adjusted terms) from March. While sales were still down almost 20% from a year ago...
Lower home prices and the Bank of Canada’s two consecutive decisions to keep interest rates steady at 4.5% have inspired renewed curiosity among first-time ho...
The Canadian jobs market continues to remain robust. Employment rose by 41,400 in April, while the unemployment rate held at 5.0% for the fifth consecutive mont...
At its meeting earlier this month, the Bank of Canada left its key policy rate at a 15-year high of 4.5% for a second time in a row. The decision to hold came a...
The March inflation numbers registered an annual increase of 4.3%, down from 5.2% in the prior month. Core inflation also moderated by 3-to-4 tenths on a year-o...
Recently, there have been headlines about identity theft, fraud and stealing homes. Title fraud occurs when the fraudster assumes the identity of the homeowner ...
The Canadian economy rebounded in January in an unexpected show of strength, with real GDP posting a 0.5% gain. While mild weather contributed to this surprise,...
