by Kunal Sawhney | Sep 20, 2021 | Columnists
Much has been spoken and written about skyrocketing prices, elbowing out first-time buyers and by some, an imminent price “crash” in the making. But the dust seems to be settling on Canada’s real estate market. CREA data tells us the March 2021 peak of over $716,000...
by Kunal Sawhney | Sep 2, 2021 | Columnists
Opportunity cost is an important concept in the world of finance. Institutional investors that played a key role in the housing market growth in the U.S. and Canada understand the significance of “forgone benefit”. This class invests in different assets to derive...
by Kunal Sawhney | Aug 17, 2021 | Columnists
“Has the market peaked” or “is the bubble nearing its burst” are questions that are dominating the housing market of Canada. But more than these, investors must watch rental yields closely. Not every non-institutional buyer in residential real estate is purchasing to...
by Kunal Sawhney | Aug 3, 2021 | Columnists
What does housing demand rely on? Is it the need to buy something or having more-than-enough disposable income? The answer can reveal what lies ahead for Realtors in Canada, or for that matter, in the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand and Australia – all with hot housing...
by Kunal Sawhney | Jul 12, 2021 | Columnists
The Canadian housing market created massive wealth for sellers in the past year as prices soared, even as most other economic activities faced the pandemic heat. But in the past couple of months, the sales figures have slowed, according to data from CREA. Does this...
