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Average rents across Canada are now up 32% from their pandemic lows. The average asking rent in May was $2,202, up $200 from the previous month and 9.3% from a year ago, according to the latest monthly report from Rentals.ca. Rent prices have been climbing steadily in recent years, rising $540 or 32% since hitting their […]
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Both existing homeowners and new homebuyers are benefiting from a drop in interest rates seen over the past week. Following last week’s Bank of Canada interest rate cut, which lowered rates for existing variable-rate mortgage holders, bond yields also plunged, triggering reductions in fixed-mortgage rate pricing. Last week, Government of Canada bond yields, which influence […]
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A collective sigh of relief as the BoC cut rates for the first time in 27 month Today, the Bank of Canada boosted consumer and business confidence by cutting the overnight rate by 25 bps to 4.75% and pledged to continue reducing the size of its balance sheet. The news came on the heels of […]
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BMO reported a rise in delinquencies in the second quarter and said it expects credit challenges to persist with interest rates now likely to remain higher for longer. The bank saw 90+ day delinquencies in its real-estate secured lending (RESL) portfolio rise to 0.19% in the quarter, up from 0.17% last quarter and 0.14% of […]
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The likelihood of a rate cut next week has increased due to disappointing Canadian GDP growth. Real gross domestic product (GDP) only rose by 1.7% (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of this year, which is well below the expected 2.2% and the Bank of Canada’s forecast of 2.8%. Fourth-quarter economic growth was […]
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Canada’s banking regulator says high borrowing costs and a wave of expected renewals in the coming 18 months pose key risks to Canada’s financial system. With 76% of outstanding mortgages expected to come up for renewal by the end of 2026, OSFI says homeowners face the risk of payment shock, particularly those who took out […]
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7% year-over-year (y/y) in April, down from 2.9% in March. This marks the fourth consecutive decline in core inflation. Food prices, services, and durable goods led to the broad-based deceleration in the headline CPI. The deceleration in the CPI was moderated by gasoline prices, which rose faster in April (+6.1%) than […]
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Canadian Home Buyers Remain On the Sidelines In April As New Listings Surge. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) announced today that national home sales dipped in April 2024 from its prior month, as the number of properties available for sale rose sharply to kick off the spring housing market. Home sales activity recorded over […]
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in April edged down one per cent compared with March. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in Canada came in at 240,229 units for April, down from 242,267 in March, according to a report Wednesday by the national housing agency. The […]
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While Canada’s economy is still expected to enter a technical recession this year, Oxford Economics now believes the downturn will be less severe than initially thought. In a recent research report, the firm said it expects GDP growth will contract in the second and third quarters before turning positive again in the fourth quarter. “GDP […]
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