U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs says there’s an almost one in three chance of Canada’s housing market going bust in the near future. “The end of Canada’s housing boom?”, so said The Economist. Utter Nonsense? Sounds like it because … Although concerns about Canada’s record level of household debt have intensified recently. And a recent […]
Canadian Real Estate Midlife Crisis
Looks like Canadian real estate is going through a midlife crisis? Perhaps much more severe and complicated than that mere midlife crisis per se. First, we see home price hotter than hot still … Average Canadian house worth $559317 last month, up 10% in past year – Canadian house prices continue to march higher, with the […]
The Real Estate Dilemma: Foreign Speculations, Backlash, and Alternatives
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) latest report warns of “problematic conditions” in the country’s largest housing markets. “In Toronto and Vancouver, this is due to the combination of price acceleration and overvaluation.” In an attempt to cool the most controversial housing markets – Vancouver, whereby average home prices has shot up more than 36% in just […]
Home prices may drop as much as 50%
Government of Canada is determined to pop the bubble for those suffering from “Forever Appreciating Property Syndrome (FAPS)”. They have announced various measures will be taken in an attempt to stop the insane real estate price increases (to the tune of up 36% in one year for Vancouver), particularly residential dwellings. They have indicated pretty […]
Fancy Real Estate Shortage Solutions & Wise Up To Property Finance
Toronto real estate supplies shortage is happening to very single category: – House, Condo, Office, Store, Workshop, Warehouse, Manufacturing Plant, even Camping Ground, you name it, they will tell you there is shortage. That’s why when people tell me they are looking at camping out in a tent or staying in a trailer/boat, my answer is […]
CMHC sees no housing bubble whatsoever
There is no Housing Bubble, you hear that loud and clear? Image Source CMHC sees no 1980s style housing bubble in Toronto high-rise condo market Financial Post – Jul 19, 2016 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. sees very limited speculation in the condominium industry in Toronto among builders, a situation unlike the 1980s when the marketcrashed. […]