by REM Editorial Team | Jan 16, 2026 | News
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says housing starts in 2025 rose 5.6 per cent compared with 2024, largely on the back of new rental housing. The federal housing agency says starts totalled 259,028 last year, up from 245,367 a year earlier. Canada’s six...
by Nicole Lechter | Jul 18, 2025 | Guest Columns
Canada’s housing market is stabilizing—but not for long. Home prices in Ontario and B.C. are down 2.9 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively, and sales are expected to slip further in 2025. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) forecasts both provinces will...
by REM Editorial Team | May 6, 2025 | News
As the Canadian dream of homeownership becomes increasingly elusive, nearly half of homeowners (43 per cent) say they couldn’t have purchased their first home without financial help from family, according to a new BMO survey. The findings highlight a growing...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Apr 10, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
While cities across Canada struggle to find momentum in what is typically the industry’s busiest season, Edmonton stands out as an exception, positioned for a typical—and notably strong—spring market. According to industry experts, the city’s affordability,...
by Trevor Hargreaves | Jan 8, 2025 | Columnists
In British Columbia, we wrapped up October with one of the oddest provincial elections in recent memory, only to immediately turn our gaze cross-border to an even stranger spectacle. Here in the land of socialized medicine and progressive poutineries, the rhetoric of...
