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Home sales slid in May as buyers awaited confirmation of a Bank of Canada rate cut

June 17, 2024 1 Comment

Home sales slipped in May and listings continued to build as prospective homebuyers largely remained on the sidelines.

Home sales dip in April from prior month as spring listings perk up: CREA

May 15, 2024 No Comments

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of homes changing hands in April fell from the previous month despite an influx of new listings hitting the market.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago. A West-end Toronto home for sale is shown in this July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago. A West-end Toronto home for sale is shown in this July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

National home sales in February up nearly 20% compared with year ago

March 18, 2024 No Comments

The Canadian Real Estate Association says February home sales jumped 19.7 per cent compared with a year ago in what could mark the “last relatively uneventful month of the year.”

Canada’s housing rebound continued in January. What should buyers expect this spring?

February 14, 2024 No Comments

January marked the second straight month of higher home sales in Canada, which are now up 22% from a year ago.

A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Home sales surge in Canada’s major cities to start the year: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary see over 30% gains

February 7, 2024 2 Comments

A surge in home sales across Canada’s largest markets to kick off 2024 is unlikely to prompt the Bank of Canada to delay its probable interest rate cuts later this year.

Home prices continue to fall under the weight of high interest rates, but affordability not improving

December 14, 2023 No Comments

Both home prices and sales continued to trend downward in November as high interest rates continue to keep many prospective buyers on the sidelines.

Home prices could be in “another leg down,” as housing weakness spreads

November 15, 2023 No Comments

Weakness in Canada’s housing markets is now spreading beyond the major markets of Vancouver and Toronto, the latest data reveal.

Canadian home prices face downward pressure as inventory builds and sales slow

October 13, 2023 No Comments

The trend of falling home sales and a growing number of listings continued in September, which observers say should keep downward pressure on prices.

Canadian housing activity slows in August following Bank of Canada rate hikes

BoC’s summer rate hikes continue to slow housing activity…except in Alberta and Atlantic Canada

September 15, 2023 No Comments

Real estate markets across the country continued to lose steam in August following the latest Bank of Canada rate hikes in June and July. Everywhere outside of Alberta and some pockets of Atlantic Canada, that is.

Canadian housing market continues to surge as resale prices rise for fourth straight month

June 15, 2023 No Comments

Average resale home prices continued to climb in May, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase, the Canadian Real Estate Association reported today.

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