Toronto home sales decline in January, 2018. The prices appear relatively flat and the house sales were down about 40 per cent over the last two weeks in February, 2018, in the Toronto area compared to the same period in 2017, while condo sales dropped about 30 per cent, said Pasalis, real estate broker. […]
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OSFI’s new mortgage rules will decrease home affordability
OSFI’s new mortgage rules will decrease home affordability. OFSI’s (Canada’s banking regulator) has published final guidelines for its mortgage qualification rule. It will impose tighter standards on the uninsured market. Lenders will be required to “stress test” all uninsured mortgage loans at the greater of the Bank of Canada’s five-year (5) posted rate or […]
Toronto home prices drop more in August, 2017
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported that the average cost of a home in August — $732,292 (including all house sorts and condos) — was still up 3 per cent or about $20,000 to August, 2016. But that is still down about 20 per cent, or $187,000 lower than April, 2017 when the average […]
How much you need to earn to sustain a home in Toronto
Looking at the Toronto housing market through an analytical lens of percentages, changing sales numbers and interest rates may be the go-to method for industry insiders, but for many average customers, there’s really one thing that are important: “What can I afford?” To help answer that question, let’s calculate what degree of salary you […]
Toronto home sellers and buyers are into waiting game in August, 2017
The real estate market is stalled and buyers and sellers are waiting to see what will happen when it comes back in September. “They’re not sure whether the market slowed down for the summer for normal, seasonal market reasons or whether we’re on a downward slope,” tells Mr. Kholodov, an agent. For now, it […]