by REM Editorial Team | Jun 10, 2024 | News
High interest rates have impacted Canadians’ finances for quite some time, with 65 per cent saying lower interest rates will make a positive, meaningful impact on their financial well-being, according to Dye & Durham’s Canadian Pulse Report for Q2 2024. On June 5,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2024 | News
A recent survey by TD Bank Group found that despite a constantly changing homebuying market, Canadians’ desire to own is still strong, with 74 per cent of prospective homeowners surveyed feeling hopeful that in the next five years, they’ll be able to purchase a...
by Brendon Ogmundson | May 31, 2024 | Columnists
“I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait …” This opening line to the classic 1988 punk-rock anthem Waiting Room, by Fugazi, expresses a sentiment currently felt across the Canadian housing market as we wait on the Bank of Canada. Indeed, there’s a...
by REM Editorial Team | May 29, 2024 | News
According to a recent Royal LePage survey of Canadians living in the greater regions of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, half of respondents would consider buying a property in one of Canada’s most affordable cities if they could find a job or work remotely. 60 per...
by REM Editorial Team | May 24, 2024 | News
Despite widespread affordability challenges and high interest rates, the real estate market in Calgary has been very strong, with 92 homes in 49 per cent of its neighbourhoods selling for above asking price between January and April, according to Wahi’s inaugural...