Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales were down on a yearover-year basis in August 2024. New listings were up slightly over the same period. While the region’s housing market remained well-supplied in August, average home prices only edged sl...
May home sales continued at low levels, especially in comparison to last spring’s short-lived pick-up in market activity. Home buyers are still waiting for relief on the mortgage rate front. Existing homeowners are anticipating an uptick in d...
April 2024 home sales were down in comparison to April 2023, when there was a temporary resurgence in market activity. New listings were up strongly year-over-year, which meant there was increased choice for home buyers and little movement in t...
Maximizing your home’s value doesn’t always mean diving into big, costly renovations that eat up a lot of your time, effort, and budget. Often, it’s the smaller, easy-to-manage updates that can make a difference, boosting your...
Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 5%
The Bank of Canada has held its benchmark interest rate at 5%, marking the sixth consecutive pause after a tightening campaign in 2023 to cool high inflation. It appears to be working, with ...
March 2024 home sales reported through TRREB’s MLS® System were lower than the March 2023 result, due in part to the statutory holiday Good Friday falling in March this year versus April last year. Despite a better-supplied market compared t...
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. Population growth and a resilient regional economy continued to support...
Home sales were up in January 2024 in comparison to January 2023. This annual increase came as some homebuyers started to benefit from lower borrowing costs associated with fixed rate mortgage products. New listings were also up year-over-year ...
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...