by REM Editorial Team | Nov 7, 2022 | News
This year has been volatile for the real estate market and the many trying to enter it. Increasing prices, inflation and recent spikes in mortgage rates have left a mark on Canadian home seekers. New online search data from Point2Homes, paints a clearer picture...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 15, 2021 | News
A new report from Point2Homes says that Mexico and the U.S. are the most popular destinations for Canadians to buy a second home in the Americas, confirming similar studies conducted in past years. Costa Rica has been the third-most sought-after location since 2018,...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 16, 2019 | Featured, News
In 2016, there were 1.34 million empty and temporarily occupied homes in Canada, says a new report by Point2Homes. It says in 2001, when the government first started collecting data on occupied dwellings, 7.8 per cent of all homes in Canada were vacant. In 2006, the...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 5, 2019 | Advice for Agents
A recent survey by Point2Homes says prospective homebuyers were most interested in properties that have very short descriptions. At a maximum of 250 characters, homebuyers’ preferred home descriptions are shorter than a Twitter message, says report author Andra...