While the overall demand for housing remained buoyed by record immigration in 2023, more of this demand was pointed at the rental market. The number of Toronto home sales in 2023 came in at less than 70,000 due to affordability issues brought a...
In September 2023, the City Council of Toronto approved imposing a Luxury Land Transfer Tax, starting January 1, 2024. The City mentioned that the new Land Transfer Tax provisions will help alleviate the City’s existing financial difficulties...
High borrowing costs and uncertain economic conditions continued to weigh on Toronto home sales in November 2023. Sales were down on a year-over-year basis, while listings were up from last year’s trough in supply. With more choice in the mar...
As Canada's housing market continued to wrestle with the challenges of elevated mortgage rates, uneven economic performance and intense geopolitical turbulence, reviving luxury single family home sales in the third quarter of the year revealed ...
Lack of affordability and uncertainty remained issues for many would-be home buyers in Toronto in October 2023. As a result, sales edged lower compared to last year. However, selling prices remained higher than last year’s levels.
Reco...
The impact of high borrowing costs, high inflation, uncertainty surrounding future Bank of Canada decisions and slower economic growth continued to weigh on Toronto luxury home sales in September. However, despite the market being better-suppli...
Higher borrowing costs, continued uncertainty about the economy and Bank of Canada decision making, and the constrained supply of listings resulted in fewer home sales in August 2023 compared to August 2022. The average selling price remained v...
Here is some positive news in the mortgage world that will be well received (especially for the variable rate mortgage holders).
Rate Hikes Are Definitely Off The Table
The Canadian economy weakened surprisingly more in th...
Toronto luxury home sales, new listings and home prices were up in July 2023 in comparison to July 2022. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the market experienced more balance in July compared to June, with sales trending lower while new listings ...
Toronto luxury home sales and the average selling price in the Toronto Luxury Real Estate Market in June 2023 remained above last year’s levels. Seasonally adjusted sales dipped on a month-over-month basis. The seasonally adjusted average sel...