by REM Editorial Team | Sep 18, 2025 | News
Canada’s home prices appeared to be on an upward trajectory in August, for the first time in 2025, with the Teranet-National Bank composite index reporting a 0.4 per cent increase from July. The small gain comes as the number of transactions on the resale market...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jun 19, 2025 | Featured, News
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said he is less concerned than he was a year ago about the deluge of mortgage holders facing a painful renewal. Following a speech to business leaders in St. John’s, NL, he told reporters on Wednesday that lowering the Bank’s...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 4, 2024 | News
The latest data from RBC Economics suggests that, following October’s half-point rate cut, a second consecutive 50-basis-points reduction from the Bank of Canada is likely to land in December. The Big Five bank anticipates that further easing could gradually revive...
by The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast | Oct 23, 2024 | Columnists, News
This morning, the Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised the market by announcing a 50 basis point (bps) cut in its benchmark interest rate, bringing it down from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent. As homeowners and potential buyers digest this news, the primary question on many...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Aug 23, 2024 | News
While there were early signs of renewed momentum in June following the Bank of Canada’s first interest rate cut since 2020, activity in Canada’s housing market took a pause in July, according to data released earlier this month by the Canadian Real Estate Association...