Stinson school lofts in Hamilton Bidding wars, soaring house prices hit Hamilton real estate Real estate gains reflect boom in city’s once sagging fortunes SUSAN PIGG/TORONTO STAR HAMILTON—Cathy Thomson always imagined that when she and her husband retired, they would sell their house in Oshawa and move to the big city. They did. The City […]
Canada real estate neither overvalued nor having bubble
Canadian Housing Overvalued? Maybe Not By David George-Cosh If you’re following the headlines on Canada’s housing market—and who isn’t—you likely noticed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described Canada’s housing market as overvalued and at risk of suffering a correction. Not so fast, says Mario Lefebvre, director of the Centre for Municipal Studies at […]
Why homes cost so much more in Canada (compared to U.S.) ?
No idea if the article below is supposed to be justifications for homes to cost so many times more in Canada as compared to U.S. ? On the surface, I find the reasoning somewhat lame … For example, the author argues, 1. There’s the exchange rate difference — now and when construction was initially carried out. […]
Canada real estate rendezvous is back – Expect price rally, bidding war & purchase frenzy
Canada’s impending housing collapse not in sight Canadian Real Estate Rallies Canadian Realtors’ Group Gives More Upbeat Housing-Market Forecast Canadian real estate industry says 2013 sales off to better start than expected The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday it still expects fewer sales this year than in 2012 but says the decline will be smaller […]
Upbeat condo market last hurrah ? Most probably not.
Economist says housing prices at risk to fall The latest market forecast from Scotiabank warns of ‘downside risk’ to real estate prices. Canadian housing prices are at risk of falling over the next few years, driven by global economic weakness and softness in key condo markets, a Scotiabank economist said Friday. Yeah, right. NO. not […]
Attention Real Estate Speculators: Fancy home of Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher ?
Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher’s Canadian Home Up for Sale Buy home of celebs for a change … By Taste of Country It seems that Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher have officially found their home sweet home in Nashville, as they’ve decided to put their Canadian home up for sale. The couple completed their Canadian […]