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The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.75% on Wednesday and unveiled two diverging scenarios for the economy, reflecting the unprecedented uncertainty ... More

Canadian home sales fell on a month-over-month basis once again in March 2025, as rising tariff turmoil and uncertainty is keeping home buyers on the sidelines.

Housing supply crisis shows little sign of improving

CMHC-insured loans for multi-unit rental housing have surged in recent years, driven by high interest rates and federal policies aimed at boosting rental supply.

The exposure of the Canadian economy to the US "clouds the entire picture for the housing market," says chief economist

Home prices in Canada are now expected to fall in 2025, as the lingering effects of trade uncertainty, affordability challenges, and weak buyer demand take their toll.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a rebound in home sales and prices this year as homebuyers take advantage of improved borrowing conditions, but says its ... More

Tariffs are off the table for now – but both fixed and variable rates could still tumble

It’s been a rough few years for Canadians looking to break into home ownership as unaffordability issues persist across the country.

Heading into 2025, economists and real estate agents believe activity is poised to remain strong amid much lower borrowing costs and more favourable rules for buyers, despite ... More

Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems rose again in November, building on October’s surprise jump.

Experts predict a seller's market in nearly half the nation’s housing regions

Rate cuts offered stability, but economic risks and high mortgage rates keep recovery uncertain.

Conditions on the resale market tightened further in October, with a seller’s market that is synonymous with upward price support.

Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems increased 7.7% on a month-over-month basis in October 2024, reaching its highest level since April 2022.

A new report says that while fewer young Canadians own a home compared with three years ago, a majority of millennials and Gen Z adults still plan to purchase one in the next ... More

Following the Bank of Canada's third interest rate cut of the year, national home sales increased slightly in September compared to August. This follows a similar pattern ... More

Royal LePage’s latest housing market forecast predicts a real estate rebound that will see Canada’s “sluggish” markets in recovery mode by spring ... More

The federal government is rolling out another set of mortgage changes aimed at addressing the housing shortage, this time focusing on supporting the construction of secondary ... More

National home sales increased in June following the Bank of Canada's first interest rate cut since 2020, and activity posted another small gain in August on the heels of ... More

Interest rate cuts should spark buying activity says RE/MAX Canada

While there were early signs of renewed momentum in June following the Bank of Canada’s first interest rate cut since 2020, activity in Canada’s housing market took ... More

Activity in Canada's housing market saw some early signs of renewed life in June 2024, following the Bank of Canada's interest rate cut at the beginning of the ... More

Despite expectations of lower interest rates prompting homebuyers to leave the sidelines, a new report says the Bank of Canada’s quarter-point cut to its key interest ... More

While May was another relatively uneventful month for many Canadian housing markets with national month-over-month home sales edging slightly lower and new listings moving only ... More

Canada’s banking watchdog warned that many homeowners who took out mortgages when rates were near zero during the pandemic will soon face a reckoning as those loans ... More

Canada's headline inflation rate continued to ease in April, leaving the door open to a Bank of Canada rate cut next month.

The Teranet-National Bank composite house price index which tracks home prices in 11 of Canada's largest cities remained stable from March to April.

Working population in first 4 months this year surpassed already unprecedented numbers for 2023

Canadian home sales dipped in April 2024 when compared to March, even as the number of properties available for sale rose to kick off the spring market.