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News updated on 25 March 2020

• Top-Tier Real Estate Sales Surge in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal Reflects Solid Market Foundation as Canada Confronts Coronavirus – www.globenewswire.com
• Buyers, sellers and agents grapple with a housing market shaped by coronavirus – www.theglobeandmail.com
• Canadian CRE Still A Strong Investment Play, Report Finds – www.bisnow.com

News updated on 24 March 2020

• SPH scraps purchase of Canada aged-care assets on Covid-19 'instabilities' – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Quebec leads gains in residential building – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Will house prices in BC fall amid the COVID-19 outbreak? – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Not All Properties Equally Vulnerable To Pandemic, Report Says – www.bisnow.com

News updated on 23 March 2020

• Prices continue to soar in Toronto real estate market — despite COVID-19 crisis – www.thestar.com
• Toronto Rent Still Most Expensive, But Coronavirus Could Change That – www.bisnow.com

News updated on 21 March 2020

• What will happen to Canada’s housing market amid the pandemic? – globalnews.ca

News updated on 19 March 2020

• Vancouver real estate market apparently immune to COVID-19 impacts – www.citynews1130.com
• Coronavirus is already taking its toll on Canada's real estate market – ca.finance.yahoo.com
• Open houses going extinct as Canadian housing market grapples with coronavirus fallout – business.financialpost.com
• A new angle for investing in Ottawa: luxury properties – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Investor demand for apartments heightens in Vancouver – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 18 March 2020

• 'Bully offers' eclipse virus woes in Canada's housing market – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Canada’s big banks to allow some borrowers to delay mortgage payments for up to 6 months to ease coronavirus impact – calgaryherald.com

News updated on 16 March 2020

• Canadian Housing Sees Strong Rebound From Last February’s Low: CREA – torontostoreys.com
• Canadian banks slash prime rates again to 2.95%, the lowest since 2017 – calgaryherald.com
• CREA reports home sales up in February, average price climbs higher – www.cp24.com

News updated on 15 March 2020

• Coronavirus: Toronto city councillor calls for postponement of commercial property taxes – globalnews.ca
• Toronto announces 60-day grace period for property tax, utility bills due to coronavirus outbreak – toronto.citynews.ca

News updated on 11 March 2020

• What will happen to Canada’s housing market amid the pandemic? – www.nst.com.my
• Is Toronto real estate the new gold? Home sales soar as global financial markets tank – www.theglobeandmail.com

News updated on 10 March 2020

• Toronto’s affordability crisis: How residents are being forced out of the city they love – globalnews.ca

News updated on 9 March 2020

• The Future of Retail — Industry Experts Weigh in – www.bisnow.com
• TREB predicts Toronto sales growth will be 'strong' in 2020 – www.cp24.com

News updated on 6 March 2020

• Ottawa Homes Just Got 21% More Expensive & You Might As Well Be In Toronto – www.narcity.com

News updated on 5 March 2020

• Toronto Housing Market Forecast 2020 – gordcollins.com
• Toronto condo market stuns with huge price increase – www.baystreet.ca

News updated on 4 March 2020

• Metro Toronto Real Estate Trends and Price Forecast – www.mortgagesandbox.com
• Toronto average home price spikes above $900,000 amid sales surge – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Metro Vancouver Real Estate Trends and Price Forecast – www.mortgagesandbox.com

News updated on 2 March 2020

• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Presenting 2020 Market Outlook and January Market Statistics Today at Peel Region Economic Summit – www.globenewswire.com

News updated on 29 February 2020

• So much for keeping Toronto property tax increases to rate of inflation – www.toronto.com
• Financing rules make co-ownership unit a hard sell – www.theglobeandmail.com

News updated on 28 February 2020

• Why Is Toronto Real Estate So Expensive? – blog.remax.ca
• RBC widens mortgage lead just as Canada's housing market shows signs of a revival – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 27 February 2020

• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Applauds Passage of Trust in Real Estate Services Act – www.globenewswire.com
• What First-Time Home Buyers Will Pay in Closing Costs Across Ontario: Report – torontostoreys.com
• Canadian Construction Investment Tops $181B in 2019 – www.bisnow.com

News updated on 26 February 2020

• Fierce tug-of-war dominating Toronto’s high-end housing market – www.mortgagebrokernews.ca

News updated on 25 February 2020

• Toronto's luxury condo prices saw significant growth over past 12 months – dailyhive.com
• As foreign buyers return, luxury condo prices are set to surge in Toronto – www.thestar.com
• Landlords Remain King In Toronto's Industrial Market – www.bisnow.com

News updated on 22 February 2020

• Move over Toronto and Vancouver – why rich Chinese are buying up Montreal real estate over other Canadian cities – www.scmp.com
• Move over Toronto and Vancouver – why rich Chinese are buying up Montreal real estate over other Canadian cities – www.scmp.com

News updated on 21 February 2020

• Province will 'do what it can' to address spiking condo insurance costs, Horgan says – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Expect relaxed mortgage rules to heat up Toronto real estate – nowtoronto.com
• Toronto approves increase in residential property tax – www.mortgagebrokernews.ca
• Calgary's housing market stabilizing as CMHC lowers risk level – calgaryherald.com

News updated on 19 February 2020

• Property Taxes in Toronto are Increasing 4.24% this Year – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 18 February 2020

• Homebuyers, take note: Canada's mortgage stress test rate is changing in April – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Toronto Eclipses $2300 Average for 1-Bedroom Rentals: Report – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 15 February 2020

• B.C. NDP aim to make housing more affordable – www.theglobeandmail.com

News updated on 14 February 2020

• Condo owners face huge bills from massive strata insurance rate hikes – www.vancourier.com
• Real estate development will go higher and greener this decade – www.mortgagebrokernews.ca
• Canadian House Prices Overcome Stress Test, Foreign Buyer Tax, Return To Excess – www.huffingtonpost.ca
• How demographics will impact CRE in the 2020s – renx.ca

News updated on 13 February 2020

• First Nation acquires 396 acres of land on the Sunshine Coast for $15 million – dailyhive.com
• Vancouver commercial rental vacancies on the rise, study shows – www.theglobeandmail.com
• January home sales surge in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows – www.mapleridgenews.com

News updated on 12 February 2020

• Vancouver Housing Prices Falling, Bucking National Trends – www.worldatlas.com
• RE/MAX Ranks Toronto Real Estate on Affordability Scale – blog.remax.ca

News updated on 11 February 2020

• City of Vancouver looking to stop business closures, prevent vacant storefronts – dailyhive.com
• Commentary Vancouver businesses still shoulder unfair property tax burden – biv.com
• Toronto remains ‘very attractive’ CRE market: Altus – renx.ca
• 'This is not a good sign': Toronto housing price surge resembles sky-high gains of 2016 – business.financialpost.com
• Tightening Housing Supply in Toronto Could Be a Sign of Another Market Heat-Up – www.mansionglobal.com
• Top 10 real estate trends for 2020 – ottawacitizen.com

News updated on 10 February 2020

• PIRET focuses on Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal – renx.ca

News updated on 7 February 2020

• Vacant homes in Vancouver continue to dwindle due to empty homes tax: mayor – globalnews.ca
• Mayor credits Vancouver empty homes tax for more rentals on the market – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 6 February 2020

• Insurance issues could cause B.C. condo market collapse, homeowners association warns – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Toronto Regional Real Estate Board Releasing 2020 Market Outlook and January Market Statistics Today at Economic Summit – www.globenewswire.com
• Toronto house prices are expected to soar by nearly 10 per cent in 2020 — and rents will jump up too – www.thestar.com
• Google moving Toronto HQ, adding Montreal, Waterloo offices – renx.ca

News updated on 4 February 2020

• Greater Vancouver home sales surge 42 per cent in January, but prices still lag – globalnews.ca
• Metro Vancouver’s residential real estate prices continue to creep up – www.vancourier.com

News updated on 3 February 2020

• Greater Vancouver December home sales surge 88 per cent year-over-year – globalnews.ca

News updated on 31 January 2020

• Toronto landmark Filmores Hotel sold to developer for $31.5 million – www.thestar.com

News updated on 30 January 2020

• Toronto builders try a new tactic to lure millennials to the hated suburbs. They call it 'hipsturbia' – business.financialpost.com
• Toronto Commercial and New Home Real Estate Markets Rebound in 2019 – finance.yahoo.com
• Average Rent for One-Bedroom in Toronto Hits $2300: Report – torontostoreys.com
• First-time home buyer incentive saw limited take-up in hot markets in first months, data shows – ipolitics.ca
• In the middle of an affordability crisis, Vancouver hiked property taxes sky high. Why? – www.theglobeandmail.com

News updated on 29 January 2020

• Is Real Estate Growing or Declining in Toronto? – blog.remax.ca
• Toronto Buttonville Airport site going up for sale – renx.ca
• Canadian Condo Prices Are Rising And Falling Faster Than Houses – betterdwelling.com
• Vancouver housing prices revive in Q4 – www.investmentexecutive.com

News updated on 26 January 2020

• When Is The Real Estate Market The Hottest In Vancouver? – blog.remax.ca

News updated on 23 January 2020

• Toronto Detached Real Estate Sales Surge, As Inventory Drops To Lowest Level In Years – betterdwelling.com
• Toronto Detached Real Estate Sales Surge, As Inventory Drops To Lowest Level In Years – betterdwelling.com

News updated on 22 January 2020

• Toronto Named the 6th ‘Least Affordable’ City on the Planet: Report – torontostoreys.com
• Three Canadian cities rank among world's 10 most family-friendly cities — but Toronto and Vancouver didn't make the cut – business.financialpost.com
• Metro Vancouver’s apartment building sales drop in tight rental market – biv.com

News updated on 20 January 2020

• 90% of first-time B.C. homebuyers get help from bank of mom and dad: survey – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 17 January 2020

• The 10 most expensive properties in Greater Vancouver sold for $115 million in 2019 – www.vancouverisawesome.com
• BC government to provide property tax relief to small businesses and non-profits – dailyhive.com

News updated on 16 January 2020

• Housing construction reaches new peakHomeNews – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto Rental Vacancy Rises To The Highest Level Since 2015, Despite Population Boom – betterdwelling.com
• Tight vacancy rates and higher rents, but more long-term rental units in Vancouver: CMHC – theprovince.com

News updated on 15 January 2020

• Canada’s Top-Tier Real Estate Market Recovers with Resurging Toronto, Vancouver Demand – www.globenewswire.com
• Rental vacancy rates last year hit lowest since 2002 after third year of decline – www.cp24.com
• CREA reports December home sales up 22.7 per cent compared with year ago – www.cp24.com
• Canada’s Top-Tier Real Estate Market Recovers with Resurging Toronto, Vancouver Demand – www.globenewswire.com

News updated on 14 January 2020

• Reverse mortgage business is booming in Canada as seniors tap home equity to pay debts – calgaryherald.com
• Annual Rental Rate in Toronto Could Increase By 7% in 2020: Report – torontostoreys.com
• Metro Vancouver clocks record-high housing startsHomeNews – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 13 January 2020

• Rising Condo Prices in Toronto Could Have Negative Impact on Investors: Report – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 10 January 2020

• Metro Vancouver posted record housing construction in midst of falling prices – theprovince.com
• Property taxes to rise in 2020 Toronto budget focused on affordable targets – globalnews.ca

News updated on 9 January 2020

• Home prices, sales in Ottawa-Gatineau soarHomeNews – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto poised to lead growth in rents – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Over 75% of B.C. residents in favour of housing taxes, poll finds – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Housing starts in Canada slowed in December, Canadian real estate group says – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Home prices in Metro Vancouver continue to fall, but average still sits over $1M: report – globalnews.ca

News updated on 8 January 2020

• Canada's house price boom takes off – www.globalpropertyguide.com

News updated on 7 January 2020

• Toronto home sales jump 17.4% in December; prices rise – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Toronto Real Estate Back To Old Tricks As Prices Soar 12% – www.huffingtonpost.ca
• Mississauga real estate prices surpass much of Toronto in December – www.mississauga.com
• Is Canada still in a housing bubble? – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Expect a seller's market this year – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto home sales up 17 per cent in December, prices up 12 per cent – www.cp24.com
• Tight Toronto housing market pushes prices to record highs with biggest gains in three years – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 6 January 2020

• Canadian confidence in economy stabilizes at start of new year – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Top-10 CRE transactions in Toronto/GTA during 2019 – renx.ca
• Outlook 2020: Property market faces uncertain year – biv.com

News updated on 3 January 2020

• Vancouver home sales rise 88.1% in December from last year – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Vancouver real estate: Home sales up in December, prices down from 2018 – bc.ctvnews.ca
• B.C. government sets a lower home value for those claiming a tax grant – vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
• Vancouver housing prices hit a low – www.nationalobserver.com

News updated on 2 January 2020

• House values drop 11% in Vancouver, stabilize or rise elsewhere in B.C. – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• 'Signs of a softening market': Property values decline in Metro Vancouver – www.citynews1130.com
• Residential property values down across Metro Vancouver – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Home values tumble by up to 15% across Metro Vancouver Social Sharing – www.cbc.ca

News updated on 30 December 2019

• Realtors Predict Toronto’s Real Estate Future for 2020 – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 21 December 2019

• Canmore is Alberta's top recreational property market – calgarysun.com

News updated on 20 December 2019

• Things are looking up for real estate markets heading into 2020 – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 19 December 2019

• Six real estate trends to watch for in 2020 – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Anaemic housing supply predicted in Canada – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 17 December 2019

• Canadian home prices to fall in real terms next year as affordability, mortgage rules bite: Fitch – calgaryherald.com
• Baby boomers have made a fortune on real estate — here are three reasons to consider cashing out now – calgaryherald.com
• Vancouver approves 7 per cent property tax hike, 2020 budget – www.citynews1130.com

News updated on 15 December 2019

• Despite recent sales spike, analyst predicts Greater Vancouver market will see more owners losing homes – www.citynews1130.com

News updated on 12 December 2019

• Home prices in Alberta expected to rise in 2020: Royal LePage Market Survey Forecast – calgary.ctvnews.ca
• Commercial sales in Greater Vancouver remain slower than previous years – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 10 December 2019

• Steady housing starts recorded in November – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 6 December 2019

• Toronto Household Debt Problems Surface, Insolvencies Rise Over 26% – betterdwelling.com
• Toronto housing prices on the up amid tightening supply – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Toronto housing prices on the up amid tightening supply – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 5 December 2019

• Victoria poised to become a sellers' market in 2020 – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Montréal's housing market poised to moderate – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 4 December 2019

• Toronto Real Estate Prices Make Second Largest November Jump Ever – Tops 2017 High – betterdwelling.com
• Toronto home prices grow at fastest pace in two years – business.financialpost.com
• Toronto Real Estate Market is Growing While the Stress Test Remains the Same – www.globenewswire.com

News updated on 3 December 2019

• Vancouver real estate: November sales roughly in line with 10-year average – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Metro Vancouver real estate rebound levels off, prices hold flat in November – globalnews.ca

News updated on 1 December 2019

• Toronto home prices projected to go up 6%: Report – torontosun.com

News updated on 29 November 2019

• Toronto New Home Inventory Rises To Highest Level In Years, Sales Data Revised Higher – betterdwelling.com

News updated on 28 November 2019

• Where to place your bets in OntarioHomeNews – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Vancouver's empty homes tax increasing by 25% – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 27 November 2019

• Toronto Home Prices To Rise By 6 Per Cent In 2020: Report – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 26 November 2019

• Townhouses lead growth in rentsHomeNews – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• 8.2% property tax jump proposed in Vancouver's draft budget – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Canadian Housing Market Outlook – blog.remax.ca

News updated on 25 November 2019

• B.C. Housing Market Boosted By Low Mortgage Rates: Report – www.huffingtonpost.ca
• Lower mortgage rates, growing population speeding up B.C.'s housing recovery – bc.ctvnews.ca
• BC housing market to recover "much quicker than anticipated": report – dailyhive.com

News updated on 22 November 2019

• Canada housing market bouncing back, but not to boom times: Reuters poll – www.reuters.com

News updated on 21 November 2019

• These Western Canadian cities have the best investment potential – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax has brought in almost $40M in two years, city says – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 19 November 2019

• Canadian home prices dip in October as seasonal pressures weigh – calgaryherald.com
• Steady home sales recorded in October — CREA – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 17 November 2019

• Toronto Real Estate Study Discovers City Still Has Affordable Neighbourhoods – www.huffingtonpost.ca

News updated on 15 November 2019

• Toronto Condo Prices Increased 4x The Pace Of House Prices – betterdwelling.com
• Real estate stats: Vancouver's composite index price down to $994,900 – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 14 November 2019

• Demand for co-working spaces could surge in Halifax – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 12 November 2019

• Is investing in Canadian real estate still viable? – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 9 November 2019

• Toronto Real Estate Prices Made The 2nd Largest Monthly October Jump In Over 10 Years – betterdwelling.com

News updated on 7 November 2019

• Robust market fundamentals driving Toronto's high-end housing segment – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Alberta not likely to go into a house buying spree anytime soon – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto real estate exits the red zone for the first time in four years, says CMHC – www.thestar.com
• Condos reign in housing market outlook for T.O. – www.reminetwork.com

News updated on 5 November 2019

• Demand for BC's rental housing continues to accelerate – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto saw fewer new condo listings during the third quarter – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Squamish Nation development near downtown Vancouver doubles in size – bc.ctvnews.ca
• Vancouver home sales up October, boosted in part by price decline – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 4 November 2019

• Vancouver home sales top 10-year average, surge to 45.4% in October – bc.ctvnews.ca

News updated on 29 October 2019

• Toronto's detached and rental markets exhibit variable growth – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 24 October 2019

• Toronto region housing prices could rise 5 per cent in 2020, CMHC report says – www.thestar.com
• Canadian commercial investment should begin looking further – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 22 October 2019

• Demand for condos is driving Victoria's sustained affordability – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto Detached Real Estate Prices Rise The Most Since 2017 – betterdwelling.com

News updated on 17 October 2019

• The need for more student housing in top Canadian cities is growing – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 15 October 2019

• Canada’s real estate market seen in full recovery mode as sales and prices gain in September – business.financialpost.com
• Immigration is now a major factor in population growth – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Montreal's housing prices are continuously growing – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 10 October 2019

• Canadian housing activity benefits greatly from population growth – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca
• Toronto home prices soar by 6.2% — and they are forecast to keep rising – www.thestar.com

News updated on 8 October 2019

• Toronto benchmark housing price veering ever-closer to record high – www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca

News updated on 7 October 2019

• Canada's housing market is roaring back with black-tie condo launches – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 3 October 2019

• Toronto housing market posts biggest price gain in 21 months – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Vancouver's housing market is stabilizing after a policy-driven slump – www.bnnbloomberg.ca
• Toronto home prices jump most in 21 months, bringing $805,500 benchmark close to record – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 2 October 2019

• Toronto second in world for most overvalued properties, report says – torontosun.com

News updated on 1 October 2019

• Housing Bubble Risk Index Shows Toronto Worsening, Vancouver Improving – www.huffingtonpost.ca

News updated on 30 September 2019

• Toronto is now the world's second most overvalued property market: UBS – business.financialpost.com
• Toronto is now the world's second most overvalued property market: UBS – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 25 September 2019

• Toronto Market Rallies to Lead Canadian Top-Tier Real Estate in Fall 2019, as Vancouver Anticipates Gradual Renewal – www.globenewswire.com
• Toronto Leads Real Estate Sales Of Homes Worth More Than $1M – torontostoreys.com

News updated on 16 September 2019

• Rising Toronto home prices, sales lift national real estate forecast – www.thestar.com

News updated on 12 September 2019

• Canada real estate market outlook 2019 – www.canadianbusiness.com

News updated on 5 September 2019

• Vancouver home prices are falling and condos are delayed, but industry says real estate recovery on the way – www.thestar.com
• Real Estate In Toronto, Vancouver Sees Another Month Of Rebound – www.huffingtonpost.ca
• Toronto home sales jump 13% and prices climb 5% as demand outstrips supply – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 27 August 2019

• How turmoil in Hong Kong could boost real estate prices in Canada – business.financialpost.com

News updated on 20 August 2019

• Hong Kong, China investors hold fire over Vancouver commercial property, but prices unlikely to crash, analysts say – www.scmp.com

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