by Daniel Foch | Sep 16, 2026 | News
Every province sold fewer homes this August than it did a year earlier. That is a difficult starting point for a fall recovery. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)’s August release counted 37,504 residential sales across Canada, down 6.9 per cent from August...
by Daniel Foch | Sep 9, 2026 | Columnists
A seller reading August’s housing headlines could reasonably expect an easier sale. There were fewer competing listings across the Greater Toronto Area, and TRREB raised the possibility of renewed price growth. Then comes the number I would put in the listing...
by Daniel Foch | Mar 17, 2026 | Columnists
Last year was already one of the weaker years Canadian real estate has seen in a long time. National home sales totalled 470,314 in 2025, down 1.9 per cent from 2024, and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) noted that 2026 would mark a fourth straight year...
by Daniel Foch | Feb 19, 2026 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) kicked off 2026 with a headline that felt convenient: home sales fell 5.8 per cent month-over-month in January, largely due to a “historic winter storm” in Central Canada. But here’s the problem. If it was just a snowstorm, it...
