by REM Editorial Team | Aug 17, 2021 | News
The average rent in Canada increased for the third month in a row, rising to $1,752 in July, up 1.8 per cent month over month, according to Rentals.ca’s and Bullpen Research & Consulting’s latest National Rent Report. The average asking rent for all Canadian...
by Chris Seepe | Jul 13, 2021 | Featured
REM published a story July 6, 2021, titled Ottawa Realtors urge municipality to address senior housing issues. While it’s commendable that the Ottawa Real Estate Board and Ontario Real Estate Association (the agencies) identify a worthy cause, everyone’s already known...
by Kunal Sawhney | Jun 7, 2021 | Columnists
Housing is more a necessity than a luxury; it is more an essential expenditure than an investment option. Houses in Canada are becoming increasingly unaffordable. The trend has defied all predictions. Back in May 2020, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)...
by Brian Bell | May 20, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
The persistent housing affordability crisis has haunted the dreams of would-be homeowners in major urban markets across the country for decades. In particular, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the perennially hot Vancouver and surrounding Lower Mainland markets have...
by Don Procter | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, News
Will the federal government’s current review of the mortgage stress test (Guideline B-20) result in adjustments to the rules, allowing more consumers into the home buying market – particularly in cities and provinces where housing affordability is not a crisis?...
