Real Estate

B.C.’s plan to give new homebuyers interest-free loans is a terrible idea that will only worsen Vancouver’s housing bubble

Regulators appear to finally be cracking down on a popular real-estate investment called a syndicated mortgage that promises big returns and low risks

Canada’s housing bubble is the economy’s biggest risk—and its biggest driver. Now governments want to cool it down.

Fortress, the largest company in the syndicated mortgage industry, and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario are named in a proposed class-action suit.

Interest from China in Vancouver real estate listings worth more than $1 million is down sharply, but local buyers shouldn’t get too excited.

When house prices are out of reach, some buyers will go to extreme lengths to get into the market

The gains from soaring house prices in Toronto and Vancouver are dwarfing paycheques from even the best-paying jobs in those cities

Why the Bank of Canada is so worried about the unrealistic expectations driving house prices in Toronto and Vancouver

Those who once dismissed talk of Canada’s overheated housing market are now worried about a bubble

Even localized housing bubbles can have national consequences, but Canada has no regulatory body capable of addressing them