On this page you will find snippets of interesting articles on the Canadian Real Estate market. This includes housing sales, unemployment and interest rate trends, and policy measure by the Bank of Canada and government. Enjoy!
<![CDATA[<p>Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Are Leaving At A Record Pace—and Half Are From Ontario Immigration caps aren’t the only drag on population—Canadians are leaving too. Emigration, when citizens or PR holders permanently leave, is climbing fast. Most of that outflow is coming from Ontario, where […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/this-weeks-top-stories-canadians-leave-in-record-numbers-canada-builds-a-nation-of-renters/">This Week’s Top Stories: Canadians Leave In Record Numbers, Canada Builds A Nation of Renters</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Canada’s building boom is slowing, but still very much alive–even without population growth. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data shows housing starts slipped in June. BMO Capital Markets wrote to investors, explaining volumes of new housing aren’t a concern. However, they note Canada is building a “nation of rentals,” as most new units will […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-is-building-a-nation-of-rentals-bmo/">Canadian Real Estate Is Building A “Nation of Rentals”: BMO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Canada’s central bank is bullish on housing investment—though its latest report makes it unclear why. The Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised no one by leaving its overnight rate unchanged, but the accompanying Monetary Policy Report (MPR) did suggest residential investment will pick up. The BoC didn’t support that claim, but instead cited a number of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-warns-theres-a-big-glut-of-tiny-condos-slashes-forecast/">Bank of Canada Warns There’s A Big Glut of Tiny Condos, Slashes Forecast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>The Canadian real estate market’s holding pattern continued last month. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales climbed in June. The mild climb leaves sales where they were during the initial months of the crash, but with a lot more inventory. Canadian Home Prices Make First Downward Move In 5 Months The price of […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-home-prices-fall-as-sales-rise-to-initial-crash-levels/">Canadian Home Prices Fall As Sales Rise To Initial Crash Levels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Ontario residents aren’t just fleeing to other provinces in record numbers—the province is driving them abroad. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows nearly half of the record outflow of Canadians was from Ontario in Q1 2026. That’s on top of the record departure of non-permanent residents from the province. Canadians Are Leaving Ontario To Move Abroad […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-are-leaving-at-a-record-pace-and-half-are-from-ontario/">Canadians Are Leaving At A Record Pace—and Half Are From Ontario</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Canada’s economy looked like it was booming. Then slower immigration made it difficult to maintain that illusion. Economists at BMO Capital Markets challenged the narrative that population growth fuels economic growth. Looking at over 50 years of data, the bank warned investors there’s zero correlation between population and economic growth. The manufactured boom briefly provided […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-population-boom-hid-a-weak-economy-bmo/">Canada’s Population Boom Hid A Weak Economy: BMO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Real Estate Correction Is Now The Largest In History The Canadian real estate correction is now the largest in history, according to BIS data. Data from the organization known as the “central bank for central banks” shows Canadian home prices have […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/this-weeks-top-stories-canadas-epic-housing-crash-insolvencies-soar/">This Week’s Top Stories: Canada’s Epic Housing Crash, Insolvencies Soar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Canadian employment beat market expectations last month, easing recession fears. Statistics Canada (StatCan) employment shows the country added jobs in June. The unemployment rate also fell to a multi-month low, but a look past the headline reveals a dimmer picture. Outside a recession, Canada has never seen annual employment growth this weak in June. Canadian […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-job-growth-hasnt-been-this-slow-outside-of-recession/">Canadian Job Growth Hasn’t Been This Slow Outside of Recession</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Canadian consumer insolvencies are rising fast, but nowhere are they rising quite like in Ontario. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (OSB) filings rose in May. They’re rising so fast that Ontario just saw its second-highest number of May filings on record, only behind the 2009 Global Financial Crisis. Ontario Consumer Insolvencies Hit Second-Highest […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/ontario-consumer-insolvencies-hit-highest-level-since-the-financial-crisis/">Ontario Consumer Insolvencies Hit Highest Level Since The Financial Crisis</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
Read more ...<![CDATA[<p>Large institutional investors are an almost insignificant share of Canadian housing. That was the takeaway from a new Statistics Canada (StatCan) report examining the influence of institutional ownership of rentals in 2022. Even more shocking is the agency just discovered that Canadian real estate is the most perfectly competitive market in the world. All they […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-latest-real-estate-investor-report-isnt-just-bad-its-reckless/">Canada’s Latest Real Estate Investor Report Isn’t Just Bad—It’s Reckless</a> appeared first on <a href="https://betterdwelling.com">Better Dwelling</a>.</p> ]]>
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