The true value of a tree
I am looking out the window of my home office and admiring the growth that occurred on the native Canadian Larch outside. This is the 10th anniversary of our move into our ‘new’ home in the country and I am reflecting on how the landscape has changed. It
Housing Bubble Still Expected to Burst...Some Day
It’s been seven years since the housing bubble in the United States burst and we’re still looking at the Canadian market with trepidation and expectations that the same is going to happen here. It’s just not in sight, right now.Analysts have been
Why smart home features aren’t standard in new homes yet
To get a clearer picture of the future of smart home technology in the new home building industry, we chatted with Bob Finnigan, the COO of Acquisitions & Housing, Heathwood Homes, and past president of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association
Canada Blooms. March 13-22, 2015
Canada Blooms opens next Friday! This is Canada’s largest flower and garden festival. I look forward to this festival every year as it provides a great opportunity for me to meet a great number of Canadian gardeners under one roof AND to get inspired
April Home Sales Tops 50,000 for the Third Time Ever
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its monthly national sales report for April 2015, announcing that the national average price for homes sold during the month was $448,862.This average sale price is 9.5% higher compared to the same
National Home Sales Climb Higher for Seventh Consecutive Month
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its national monthly home sales figures, announcing a 1.8 percent increase in activity through Canada’s MLS Systems between July and August 2014.This marks the seventh consecutive monthly increase in
Flaherty thinks privatization
By Sam ReissSince taking a number of measures over the last few years to quell the Canadian market through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp, it seems Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has done an about-face. He now says he’s done intervening and thinks
National average home price heavily skewed by Toronto and Vancouver
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its national home sales statistics, announcing that home sales edged up in September 2017. When the CREA says sales increased in September, they mean from August 2017; sales went up by 2.1%. On a
Is it time to repeal the B-20 stress test?
An interesting article caught my eye at the end of last week - executives at Mattamy Homes and the Canadian Home Builders’ Association believe that the B-20 stress test should be repealed or at the very least reduced.
Lower mortgage rates spur brighter outlook for resale housing market
With a strong summer coming to an end, the Canadian Real Estate Association updated its resale housing market forecast with a slightly more positive outlook for the rest of 2019 and beginning of 2020.
