EconomyThe crazy world of realtors in a red-hot marketThousands of new agents are flooding into the business. Some will do anything for your business.
PoliticsThe Wynne government flies blindly into the housing bubbleOntario sat idle while foreign buyers flocked to Toronto. With no reliable data, who knows what the province’s new tax will do?
Real EstateCanadians are googling ’housing bubble’ like madWhat people search for on Google is a good indicator of public sentiment, and right now Canadians are fixated on housing bubbles
OttawaInside the taming of CMHCUnder the outspoken Evan Siddall, the housing agency has gone through one of the largest reorganizations ever seen in Ottawa. But with home prices skyrocketing, is it enough?
Real EstateHow Canada completely lost its mind over real estateCanada’s out-of-control real estate market has now gone totally mad—and there’s no turning back
Economic analysisCanada’s housing bubble looks disturbingly familiarOn several key metrics, Canada’s housing market has far surpassed the U.S. at its peak
Economic analysisThe Bank of Canada’s muddled message on house pricesStephen Poloz refuses to say whether Canada’s housing market is in a bubble. But he does have one message: don’t blame him for soaring prices
EconomyHow to cool a red-hot housing marketAnimal spirits still rule Canada’s real estate scene, working urban markets into a froth. But there are ways to tame them.
Economic analysisHow Canada’s big banks pumped up the housing bubbleThe banks earn big profits off soaring house prices, knowing that taxpayers will clean up the mess if the bubble pops. That has to change.