Full on summer activity in June

Full on summer activity in June

Some highlights of June realestate activity: CMHC lowered buyers’ required credit score to 600 from 680, and adjusted the maximum amount of debt-to-income that buyers can carry. Market share of CMHC has dropped to 23% — the lowest share in decades Sagen(formerly...
Gradually slowing market in May 2021

Gradually slowing market in May 2021

Some highlights from CREA for may realestate activity: National home sales declined by 7.4% on a month-over-month basis in May. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was up 103.6% year-over-year. The number of newly listed properties fell back by 6.4% from April...
Consistent price growth in April 2021

Consistent price growth in April 2021

April Real Estate sales activity was consistent across the Greater Toronto Area. Partly due to the expectations of higher stress test qualifications proposed by OSFI. So far it’s not implemented yet or announced other than the recommendation posting last month....
Soaring GTA housing market will continue its climb?

Soaring GTA housing market will continue its climb?

Record home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) continued in February as buyers remained confident in their employment situations and took advantage of ultra-low borrowing costs. With multiple buyers continuing to compete for many available listings, double-digit...
Record sales in January 2021

Record sales in January 2021

Unprecedented activity in December 2020 saw home prices go 10%-40% higher in GTA cities. Most cities had double digit gains with King city leading the pack with 42% gain year over year. Toronto core had a drop in prices reflecting the consumer behaviour of moving out...