by Anthony Marcusa | Feb 12, 2024 | News
The 2024 buying season kicked off early this year, as hopeful homeowners all across Canada looked to take advantage of an opportunistic environment for the first time since the early pandemic. With Bank of Canada interest rates holding for the fourth consecutive time,...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 6, 2024 | News
Major Canadian markets and migration across the country has changed, thanks to growing affordability issues — which land transfer taxes and new property assessments are contributing to, according to Re/Max Canada’s 2024 Tax Report. The report emphasizes the need for...
by Danny Kucharsky | Feb 5, 2024 | Advice for Agents, News
Ontario’s extremely tight housing market has made it much more difficult for realtors to sell tenant-occupied properties and to find rentals for certain tenants, realtors say. They report everything from tenants refusing to allow showings of their homes to racism with...
by Christopher Alexander | Jan 29, 2024 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its housing market statistics for the final month of 2023 last week, closing out a year that can be defined as, if anything, “unpredictable.” According to CREA’s December report, 2023 ended with a jump in sales and...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 23, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
In its 2024 Forecast Calgary and Region Yearly Outlook Report, released today, the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) reports the region’s housing market has been strongly impacted by rising interest rates as buyers look at other options and sellers hold off on listing...