Canadian real estate market outlook 2018Most markets will simply flatline before rebalancing by the end of the year
Higher rates could spell comeback for five-year mortgagesRates are rising with a flood of mortgage renewals coming up. Does that mean it’s time to lock in?
Surprise! Realtors want you to be able to raid your RRSP to buy your kid a houseThis ‘remarkably stupid’ idea would drive home prices further out of reach, experts warn
Markets, not national strategies, will make housing affordableOpinion: While Trudeau’s housing strategy will benefit specific groups of people, it doesn’t target broader affordability issues in Canada’s most expensive markets
How Canadian homes became debt trapsFrom 2017: Canadians have been using their homes as piggy banks. The fallout has begun.
Here’s how Canadians could walk away from their homes if house prices fallOpinion: When the U.S. housing market crashed many Americans simply abandoned their mortgages. Think that couldn’t happen here? Guess again.
Has ’fixing’ Canada’s mortgage market made it riskier?Tighter lending rules will send borrowers into the arms of ’alternative lenders,’ posing a whole new set of hazards
How the new mortgage rules will affect homebuyers in 2018Scenarios show that Canadians will be able to afford about 20% less house
The ballyhooed ’war on homebuyers’ isn’t realRegulators have finally realized that Canada is addicted to debt, and are trying to limit the fallout. This is not a bad thing.