Real Estate

This is where you’ll find the latest reports and coverage on national and regional housing data, along with updates on the rental market. This includes everything from home sales and prices to inventory to levels and larger trends relating to demographics and housing preferences.

Hudson’s Bay sees interest in 65 of its leases: court documents

April 25, 2025 No Comments

A process to find takers for leases held by Hudson’s Bay has generated plenty of interest.

One year after B.C.’s short-term rental crackdown, has it made housing cheaper?

April 24, 2025 No Comments

Marv Gandall says living in one of Victoria’s largest residential buildings a year ago meant a parade of people with suitcases, stuffed visitors parking and slow elevators.

Rate hold means status quo for Canada’s struggling housing market: experts

April 16, 2025 No Comments

Real estate watchers say the Bank of Canada’s decision to hold its key policy rate steady at 2.75% will likely keep a sluggish housing market at the status quo.

Tariff uncertainty foils ‘slam dunk rebound year’ for national home sales: CREA

April 15, 2025 No Comments

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales activity in 2025, while the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March was down 9.3% compared with a year ago.

Average asking rents decrease for sixth straight month to $2,119: report

April 8, 2025 No Comments

A new report says the national average asking rent in March was $2,119, marking the sixth straight month of year-over-year declines.

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Downtown office market notches slight improvement despite tariff threats

March 31, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s downtown office vacancy rate marked its first, if slight, improvement since the start of the pandemic, said a report out Monday from CBRE Group Inc.

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EV-ready parking spots should be required in new apartment builds: report

March 26, 2025 No Comments

New multi-unit buildings across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a possible way to spur EV uptake, a report released Wednesday suggested.

Vacation home market slows after pandemic boom, but prices still rising: Royal LePage

March 26, 2025 No Comments

While fewer Canadians may be looking to buy a vacation home in some regions compared with years past, a new report says prices are expected to increase in 2025 as demand still outpaces supply across most markets.

CREA reports home sales fell in February amid tariff uncertainty

March 17, 2025 No Comments

Home sales in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year as homebuyers stayed on the sidelines amid the uncertainty created by the trade war with the United States, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Monday.