by REM Editorial Team | Oct 25, 2023 | News
The Waterloo region – which includes the Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo areas and their multiple neighbourhoods – has become one of the priciest housing markets in Ontario, says a report from Wahi.* Which locations stand out? The Kitchener suburb of...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 2, 2023 | News
Due to a stronger-than-expected spring, homeownership costs in Canada saw a surprising uptick in the second quarter of this year, breaking a year-long trend of declining prices. The good news? The rise in property values was tempered slightly by a gain in household...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 21, 2023 | News
The dichotomy between housing starts and sales is raising questions about the future of affordability in the housing sector, according to a recent report from Marc Desormeaux, principal economist at Desjardins. In July 2023, Canadian housing starts experienced a...
by Daniel Foch | Jul 17, 2023 | Columnists
The quarterly number of homes sold in Canada just increased for the first time since 2021. Transactions in June 2023 came in 4.7 per cent above June 2022 — the largest jump in two years, according to CREA’s June data. Perhaps the resurrection in...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 13, 2023 | Boards & Associations, News
Home sales eased across Saskatchewan’s housing market in June, but remain above the long-term averages, according to the latest report from the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA). With 1,691 sales reported across the province, there was a six per cent...
