SocietyIan Young on why Vancouver’s housing market is a ’freak show’Ian Young, the Vancouver correspondent for the South China Morning Post, on why the city’s housing market is a ’freak show.’
Real EstateJust 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?
Real EstateWhat 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.
Economic analysisHow the rest of the world limits foreign home buyersThere’s little agreement on what, if anything, should be done about foreign home buyers in Canada. Here’s what some other countries have done.
Economic analysisWhy 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
Economic analysisThe days of easy money in the housing market are overIf you recently bought into the housing market in Toronto or Vancouver solely to make a quick financial gain, you probably just made a mistake
Real EstateNewsmakers 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
Economic analysisThe young and the heavily indebtedWith household debt on the rise, should the government really be encouraging more borrowing? The Harper Conservatives seem to think so. They’re wrong.
MoneyThere’s no love lost between Canadians and the stock marketCanadians have found something else to be emotionally and financially invested in: real estate
Real EstateCanada’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