The Canadian Press OTTAWA — House price increases will moderate as the resale market becomes more balanced, says the president of the Canadian Real Estate Association. “The resale housing market is becoming more balanced in a number of provinces,” Dale Ripplinger said Wednesday after the association released January sales statistics that revealed another big year-over-year […]

New Rules to Come into Force April 19th, 2010   Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to mortgage insurance rules this morning, which are set to come into force on April 19th, 2010.   This means the government will adjust the rules for government-backed insured mortgages as follows: Require that all borrowers meet the standards for a five-year […]

Garry Marr And Theresa Tedesco, Financial Post   The Canadian Real Estate Association has proposed an overhaul of its rules in the wake of allegations by the federal competition watchdog that some of CREA’s practices are anti-competitive, according to internal documents obtained by the Financial Post. The documents show the proposed amendments, which will be voted […]

Feb. 10, 2010 Since last October, home resale numbers have almost doubled, up 41.5 per cent and setting new records in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, all according to figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). It’s stats like these that prompted economists from Scotia Capital, Derek Holt and Karen Cordes, to publish a report […]

ING president speaks out against tighter mortgage rules | Tuesday, 9 February 2010 After providing several comments on the potential housing bubble in Canada, ING Direct Canada president Peter Aceto told the Globe and Mail that Ottawa shouldn’t tighten mortgage rules. “High level, one-stroke fixes are too simple, and can have a very large impact,” […]

Garry Marr, Financial Post  Canadian real estate sales and prices are poised to set records this year, according to a new forecast that is bound to reignite calls in some quarters for tighter lending rules. The Canadian Real Estate Association, which represents 100 boards across the country, said Monday it expects existing-home sales to reach […]

| Thursday, 4 February 2010 Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said Canada is not experiencing a housing bubble and he doesn’t see the need for structural changes to the country’s mortgage market, according to a report in Reuters. “The Canadian mortgage market has functioned I think exceptionally well during the course of the last […]

ACTIVE PRE-OLYMPIC HOUSING MARKET IN THE FRASER VALLEY (Surrey, BC) – The Fraser Valley experienced a return to typical home sale levels plus an early surge in new listings in January, according to the latest figures from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Paul Penner, President of the Board said, “Compared to last January, the […]

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A study of the 50 largest metro areas in Canada has revealed the six most attractive spots to newcomers, regardless of origin. The study, by the Conference Board of Canada, found that regardless of the educational background of the individual, the six most appealing metro areas in the country in terms of ability to attract […]