General Canadian Real Estate

Is Toronto in a bubble? Interesting discussion with a mortgage broker

DECEMBER 20, 2011

I had an interesting discussion with well-known Toronto mortgage broker David Larock. It started with the following picture showing the real house price index I had created for Toronto

The Economist warns on house prices; RBC (un)affordability index released

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

The Economist chimes in on Canadian real estate while RBC releases their quarterly housing affordability report.

Employment quality deteriorating; Business confidence drops again; Credit demand decelerates

NOVEMBER 03, 2011

Employment growth has been strong in Canada, but CIBC is finding that the quality of the employment is deteriorating...

Canadian inflation heats up; Why housing won't carry us through a recession; Positive mortgage in arrears data

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Inflation surprised to the upside while mortgages in arrears surprised to the down side. Of course, the devil's always in the details...

More News

OCTOBER 17, 2011
Can the Bank of Canada orchestrate a soft landing in housing?
OCTOBER 16, 2011
The housing affordability argument: Misleading, short-sighted, and just plain stupid
OCTOBER 14, 2011
The week that was; Economics is all about "demand and demand"; Sherry Cooper sees positive demographic trends?
OCTOBER 13, 2011
'Investor' expectations and the condo boom
OCTOBER 08, 2011
A sky-high view of global real estate markets: Is Canada really different?
OCTOBER 08, 2011
Housing cycles and a bird's eye view of global housing markets: Is Canada really that different?
OCTOBER 07, 2011
Canadian "job boom" in September?; Leading profit indicators decline; TO new condo prices to stay high?
OCTOBER 05, 2011
IMF warns on Canadian debt while our 'conservative' banks ramp up their antics
OCTOBER 05, 2011
Toronto condo mania continues while the Vancouver market hits the brakes.
OCTOBER 03, 2011
House prices and rents: Reason for concern...Part 2
OCTOBER 01, 2011
House prices and rents: Why they should track each other and why it should concern us that they haven't
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
BMO's Canadian Housing Outlook; Speculative fever still reigns in Toronto condo market