Population growth isn’t driving Toronto house prices. So what is?
While Toronto house prices have soared, the latest census figures show population growth in the city has begun to slow
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Britain wakes up to the end of home ownership
The notion of home ownership has been close to the heart of successive British governments, but in the age of Generation Rent that dream has died
B.C. boomers have lost their moral authority to judge Millennials
Recent events in the province illustrate why the popular boomer narrative that Millennials are an entitled bunch is so galling
What $300,000 buys you in Canada’s housing market
A look at the square-footage costs across 30 Canadian cities shows the difference in nationwide home prices
A new wave of tech startups might finally disrupt real estate
Online brokerages and splashy startups are using technology to improve the often hellish act of buying property—and change the role of realtors
Is B.C.’s plan for first-time homebuyers as crazy as it sounds?
Critics of Christy Clark’s plan ignore that governments elsewhere in Canada are already falling over themselves to give novice home purchasers a helping hand
The Bank of Canada just laid out how the economy could tank
The Bank has taken to YouTube to warn Canadians about the dangers of too much debt and unrealistic house price expectations. Will anyone listen?
B.C.’s new subsidy for homebuyers is pure politics and bad policy
By offering interest-free loans, B.C. is encouraging residents to take on bigger risks, with all the benefits going to existing homeowners and developers
Canada’s housing bubble makes America’s look tiny
Comparing Canada’s infatuation with real estate against the peak of the U.S. housing bubble yields some disturbing insights
In one Vancouver corner, even money can’t buy happiness
The British Properties are some of Vancouver’s most exclusive real estate. And yet 43 per cent of children are deemed ‘vulnerable’.