by REM Editorial Team | Jun 30, 2025 | News
Homeownership in Canada is now the most affordable it has been since 2022, according to a new report from Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC. The bank’s aggregate affordability measure fell to 55.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, down from 60.7 per...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 26, 2025 | News
Canada’s housing market may see a mild rebound in the second half of 2025, according to a report released Wednesday by TD Economics. The report, written by economist Rishi Sondhi, says home sales are expected to pick up after a slow start to the year. National home...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 19, 2025 | News
Canada’s home prices slid during this year’s tepid spring market, and a perfect storm of economic conditions continues to weigh on activity. The Teranet-National Bank composite index fell 1.6% from April to May after seasonal adjustments, marking the fifth...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2025 | News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal to ramp up Canadian housing completions to 500,000 per year over the next decade to tackle the housing shortage. But are that many new homes needed to make housing more affordable and accessible? Maybe not,...
by Brett Surbey | Feb 21, 2025 | News
Port of Vancouver (Canva) The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) has thrown down the gauntlet: it wants the B.C. government to pursue an ambitious 3 per cent annual GDP growth target over the next five years. Unveiled on Jan. 30, the initiative—dubbed the “3%...
