by Daniel Foch | Jul 15, 2025 | Columnists, News
It is rare to see back-to-back housing reports that feel like mirror images. Yet Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)’s data for June reads almost like a script re-run of May. Another modest rise in sales. Another month of flat prices. Another subtle shift in...
by Ludovic Viger | Jul 11, 2025 | Community, Guest Columns, News
Canada’s housing crisis is a national emergency. From Vancouver’s million-dollar homes to Toronto’s soaring rents and Halifax’s tightening market, affordable housing is out of reach for millions. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) estimates a need for...
by David Greenspan | Jul 8, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Columnists
The market is quiet right now. For many in real estate, this summer has felt slower than expected – listings sitting, buyers hesitating, and an overwhelming sense of “holding.” And if we are being honest, we may not have hit the bottom yet. What we are seeing is not...
by Chris Mac Neil | Jul 7, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, News
Seller-financed deals—specifically vendor take-back (VTB) mortgages—aren’t just surviving in Canadian real estate. They’re booming. According to CoStar Canada, VTB transaction volume surged from $767 million in 2021 to $3.5 billion by the end of 2023, marking a nearly...
by Daniel Foch | Jul 4, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists, News
I’m not going to pretend to be surprised by the major shifts we’ve seen in real estate in the Greater Toronto Area in June 2025: Prices are down 5.4 per cent Sales are down 2.4 per cent New listings (supply) is up slightly 7.7 per cent Active listings (inventory) is...
by Suze Cumming | Jul 4, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Columnists
Suze Cumming, founder of The Nature of Real Estate and Canada’s Real Estate Negotiation guru, answers Realtors’ questions on the first Friday of the month about negotiation tactics and working through tricky situations. Have a question for Suze? Send her an email. An...
