by Jordana Springgay | Mar 12, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
The impact of U.S. tariffs and chaotic back-and-forth threats are rippling through housing markets across Canada, and the uncertainty isn’t likely to fade anytime soon. Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC, dissected February data from local boards and says...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 12, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Montreal’s real estate market kicked off 2025 with a bang, marking the completion of a two-year recovery. With January sales and prices climbing at a steady pace, the city is once again one of Canada’s hottest housing markets. Sales rebound to pre-pandemic...
by Daniel Foch | Nov 18, 2024 | Columnists, News
The Canadian real estate market experienced a relatively large burst of momentum in October 2024, with home sales activity reaching its highest level since April 2022. For the first time since the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hikes, monthly home sales broke above...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Despite a challenging housing market and affordability issues nationwide, many (38 per cent) of Canada’s prospective first-time buyers under 30 are prioritizing homeownership over other life milestones, like weddings, a recent survey from RBC company, Houseful, shows....
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 25, 2024 | News
Houseful (an RBC company) recently conducted its First-Time Homebuyer Trade-Off Survey. It sheds light on how prospective homebuyers must make decisions — by carefully weighing their options and making compromises based on individual circumstances. Survey findings...
