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Millions of Canadians want to achieve their dream of homeownership, but affordability remains out of reach for many, and changing that will be a slow journey according to RBC. ... More

Housing affordability in Toronto would remain strained even in the event of a deep economic recession, a new Desjardins analysis has found, highlighting the challenge ahead in ... More

The Bank of Canada's June and July interest rate increases essentially put a stop to the housing market’s recovery, says analyst. ... More

Stable interest rates and a continued cooling in home prices helped give housing affordability in Canada its biggest jump in almost four years in the first quarter of 2023, ... More

Royal Bank of Canada chief executive Dave McKay told a banking conference on Tuesday that the mortgage stress test has “generally been good ... More

Affordability may be improving but home ownership in Toronto and Vancouver is still an “impossible obstacle” for most potential buyers, Royal Bank of Canada warns. ... More

Canada’s top federal banking regulator says a stress-test for uninsured mortgages is “working,” but that it is still keeping an eye on lending practices. ... More

Due to strong economic fundamentals Toronto’s housing market remains expensive. That’s one reason why this year’s list is dominated by neighbourhoods once ... More

 What The Next 5 Years Will Look Like In 33 Canadian Cities ... More

The Conservative Party leader says he's "absolutely committed" to reviewing the rule. ... More

Toronto housing market heats up as sales jump 16.8% in April ... More

The Canadian government should consider being flexible on its new mortgage lending rules because the impact has been longer-lasting and more significant than expected, ... More

Toronto’s construction industry may have just averted a calamity. ... More

Toronto’s housing market has become a target for money laundering according to a new study. ... More

The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive actually reduces affordability. ... More

The cost of rental housing jumped by the most in 30 years in January, according to Statistics Canada data. ... More

A rise in interest rates (and more to come) is putting the squeeze on housing affordability. ... More

Ryerson City Building Institute report finds that low-rises and townhouses could help tamper the GTHA’s affordability crisis, using Mississauga as a case study. ... More

9 years salary to buy a house in Vancouver, more than 6 in Toronto. ... More

A new RBC report says Canada's housing affordability has reached its worst level in 28 years and is bound to deteriorate even further. ... More

Rising rents is making homeownership the affordable alternative according to a new report. ... More

Unaffordability isn’t expected to abate in the Greater Toronto Area any time soon, but as more and more people are discovering, there are cheaper places to live slightly ... More

Haider-Moranis Bulletin: For Canadian homebuyers, the only numbers that matter are local. ... More

With debt levels disconcertingly high, there could be ramifications to yesterday’s interest rate hike. ... More

As the Bank of Canada raised key interest rates to 1.5 per cent (up from 1.25 per cent) Wednesday morning, mortgage rates are already rising as well. ... More

A new study found that per TREB numbers, 27 out of 33 markets in the GTA require a household income of at least $100,000 to afford the average home. ... More

Toronto real estate may not be what it was one year ago, but it’s still a battle for home buyers. ... More

There appears to be little relief in sight for Canadian homebuyers, especially first-time buyers, as affordability is likely to worsen. ... More

A study out of Ryerson University warns of a severe housing shortage in the near future. ... More

The still-rising prices of homes in many Canadian markets are making homeownership increasingly unaffordable and mortgages harder to secure. ... More