How Vancouver’s runaway real estate became a national problemEven localized housing bubbles can have national consequences, but Canada has no regulatory body capable of addressing them
Just how safe is the ’safe’ world of syndicated mortgages?The condo boom has seen investors pour billions into syndicated mortgages. They’re pitched as high return, low risk investments—but is that too good to be true?
What Canada’s average house price will get you in the U.S.Despite the weak loonie, Canada’s average house price of $478,100 is enough to snatch nice digs in many of America’s largest cities.
Why 2016 is shaping up to be a bad year for Canada’s banksIf the oil crash and housing slowdown were not enough, banks now face their Uber moment
Newsmakers 2015: The most surreal estate of the yearThe most inspiring, inglorious and downright bizarre bits of real estate that made news this year around the globe
The disappearing dream of home ownershipWhat needs to be addressed to increase homeownership: market sustainability or affordability?
Canada’s housing bubble: Not on the election agendaDon’t expect federal leaders to get serious about the bubble—they have too much to gain from the status quo, writes Jason Kirby
Why targeting foreign homebuyers may not improve affordabilityStephen Harper knows foreign buyers in Canada’s housing market is a hot issue even beyond Vancouver. Now what?
The latest trend for London’s super-rich: multi-storey basementsWhy ’iceberg houses’ with multi-storey basements—possibly the final frontier in high-end London real estate—are coming under fire
Why tiny towns are giving away landShrinking small towns across Canada are turning to that tried-and-true growth technique: cheap land