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...
by REM Editorial Team | May 10, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
Last month, Saskatchewan reported 1,642 sales, an increase of 32 per cent year-over-year, the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) reports. It was the fourth consecutive month of above-average sales, making year-to-date sales almost 17 per cent above 2023’s....
by The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast | May 7, 2024 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
2024 may not be getting a “spring market”. In April 2024, the Toronto housing market saw a decline in home sales compared to April 2023, when we saw one of the strongest spring markets in Canadian history, measuring price growth from January to May 2023. This muted...