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RBC Economics says 2019 will go down as “the turning point for Canada’s housing market.” This refers to the end of the most significant correction since the Great Recession of the last decade and sets the scene for continued recovery for the housing market 2020. The report from senior economist Robert Hogue reflects on a year that faced challenges but …
A new report from RBC Economics focuses on the rental housing deficit, which is set to intensify in the coming years, especially in Toronto and Vancouver. The report says that the supply of new rental homes will need to pick up the pace to meet future demand; in Toronto, the pace must double. In the meantime, lack of supply is …
In encouraging economic news, residential home sales were up 18.6 per cent in the GTA for the month compared with last July, the Toronto Real Estate Board said Friday. In addition the average selling price of the 6,961 homes that changed hands during the month rose 4.8 per cent on an annual basis to $782,129. July’s climb follows a 2.4 …
Homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver believe that foreign investors are responsible for driving home prices upwards but there are no official statistics to support this theory. “It has been a misconception among Canadian home owners for a few years that foreign buyers have been the cause of the housing shortage and escalating sale prices. However, statistics are showing that foreign …
