by Yousaf Iqbal | Mar 13, 2023 | Columnists, Guest Columns
New research from Statistics Canada points to a painful but unavoidable truth. Canada wants lower home prices and higher immigration, but we can’t have both, at least not without significant changes. What kind of changes? Well, we desperately need changes to...
by Trevor Hargreaves | Aug 13, 2024 | Columnists
The past half-decade has been a strange one for housing in British Columbia. After almost two decades of underproduction, municipal bureaucratic foot-dragging and a general failure to plan for future growth, affordability issues continue to worsen despite ongoing...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 29, 2023 | Announcements, News
As 2023 comes to a close, REM is celebrating its top 10 posts. Take a look at how the year played out in Canadian real estate and what you found most interesting. 10. OREA membership fees expected to surge over 700% after ORWP approval “Following a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 18, 2023 | News
Halifax is becoming one of Canada’s most important real estate markets to watch, according to a new report from Engel & Völkers. The company’s mid-year 2023 Canadian Luxury Real Estate Market Report shares key findings based on data for homes priced...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Apr 27, 2023 | News
Tight supply and overwhelming demand are fueling rising home prices in Canada’s most in-demand cities. According to a recent report from Statistics Canada, Canada’s population grew by a record one million people in 2022, with almost all of the growth...