by REM Editorial Team | Feb 4, 2020 | News
The average monthly asking rent for Canada rose 4.3 per cent year-over-year at the end of December, according to a report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting. The three largest cities experienced significant rent increases in 2019 for all property...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 24, 2020 | Featured, News
New research by Attainable Homes Calgary, the Alberta Real Estate Foundation and the Calgary Real Estate Board says that most moderate-income Calgary residents want to own a home and many may not realize that they could afford one. “Recent media reports and social...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 14, 2020 | News
A recent survey for Zillow conducted by Ipsos says 92 per cent of Canadians see at least one barrier to home ownership, and two of the top concerns are related to the mortgage process. Canadians report feeling pressured by stricter mortgage regulations that went into...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 16, 2019 | News
Soaring house prices and rising personal debt are making it impossible for many millennials, even those with good paying jobs, to ever afford a home, says a new poll commissioned by KPMG in Canada. While almost three-quarters of millennials say their goal is to own a...
by Penelope Graham | Nov 26, 2019 | Guest Columns
That average rent costs are rapidly rising in many of Canada’s largest urban centres isn’t a new narrative. As the cost of ownership housing also steadily increases, more would-be real estate purchasers are lingering in the rental market for longer; in fact, according...
