There is little doubt that overseas money has had an impact on the high cost of Canadian real estate. Even the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation appears to have conceded the fact. In a speech this week, CMHC president Evan Siddall said that despite having poor data on foreign ownership, it was likely pushing up the price of Canadian housing. There are two […]
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Foreign home buyers – How other countries limit money from abroad
It was revealed this week that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is trying to keep tabs on foreign money in Canada’s residential real estate market. The national housing agency has come under fire in recent years for a conspicuous lack of reliable data about the money coming from abroad and how it may […]
Buyers, thinking to buy a home – Buyer’s guide
Buyers, thinking to buy a home – Buyer’s guide 1. Stаrt wіth уоur credit. Credit reports аrе kept bу thе thrее mаjоr сrеdіt agencies, Experian, Eԛuіfаx, аnd TrаnѕUnіоn. They ѕhоw whеthеr уоu аrе habitually lаtе wіth payments and whеthеr уоu have run into serious credit рrоblеmѕ іn thе раѕt. A сrеdіt ѕсоrе is […]
Cooling Toronto housing market can be a return to normal, tell realtors
It could be the barely disguised frustration of sellers, who listed their homes this spring expecting to attract cut-throat bids from desperate, over-extended purchasers. Instead they are seeing fewer showings and fewer offers.Toronto area home costs dipped about 7 per cent in May, 2017 compared to April, 2017 but remained about 15 per cent […]
Lack of homes to drive Toronto prices in 2017
A lack of homes for sale ought to be able to drive Toronto’s sizzling housing market to another year of double-digit price increases, the city’s real estate board told Tuesday. The Toronto Real Estate Board said the average price for all types of housing is forecast to rise to about $825,000 — up from […]