Market Watch

The strong availability of jobs, improved consumer confidence, and surge in migration are driving growth in sales and dwelling values Read more

Some neighbourhoods are seeing prices rise by tens of thousands of dollars, with the exact opposite taking place in others, according to TREB Read more

The average Canadian mortgage balance was 5% higher in the year to mid-2017 at $198,781 Read more

The federal finance minister says that high-risk borrowing has been weakened by the mortgage regulation measures introduced in October Read more

Two years ahead of the end of the loan term, a syndicate of mortgage lenders has been repaid its principal and an average annual return of 8.81% Read more

The Alberta economy continues to improve with oil prices stabilizing, but a new report shows that there are still some challenges for the housing market Read more

Home Capital Group’s agreement to settle a class action filed on behalf of shareholders has been approved Read more

RE/MAX has unveiled a new look for its brand, the first in the 44 years of the growing global real estate firm Read more

Proposals to tighten mortgage insurance underwriting practices could damage affordability, especially for first time buyers Read more

JLL has announced a key part of its Canadian expansion with the launch of Property Management Services Read more

Canada's big six banks will report third quarter earnings over the next two weeks and profits are expected to rise due to the strength of the Canadian economy Read more

In the year 2000 the bank lending interest rate in Canada was 7% but by last year it had fallen to 2.7% while incomes increased, more than doubling the amount that homebuyers could ... Read more

The annual rankings of the world’s most liveable cities has been revealed and three of the top ten are in Canada Read more

Changing dynamics that were seen in 2016 continued in the first half of 2017 according to global real estate firm Avison Young Read more

CIBC has announced a new digital banking brand which will launch in November and retain existing banking and mortgage customers from President’s Choice Read more

Outdoor living is becoming increasingly popular and a new poll shows that homebuyers are willing to have less indoor space if that means more room outside Read more

Environmental groups are calling for all Canadian resale home listings to show information about the amount of energy they use by 2019 Read more

Using websites to compare travel products has become widespread but the same does not appear to be true when it comes to financial products including mortgages Read more

Canadians were more positive about the economy last week but they appear less confident in rising home prices Read more

The latest forecast from CIBC Capital Markets is for Canadian interest rates to increase again in December this year Read more