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Analysis of national and provincial trends in housing affordability and developments in major metropolitan housing markets.
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Buying a home has never been so unaffordable in Canada
September 29, 2022
Unsurprisingly, soaring ownership costs turned Canada’s housing market on its head.
Monthly Housing Market Update
Canadian home buyers feeling the heat of higher interest rates
September 15, 2022
The Bank of Canada’s rate hiking campaign keeps home buyers on the defensive.
Special Housing Reports
Higher interest rates weigh down on Canada’s housing markets
September 7, 2022
The cooling trends that emerged this spring are still firmly in place across Canada’s housing markets. Early reports from local...
Home Resale and Price Forecast
RBC's projections for the housing market in Canada and the provinces
Home Resale and Price ForecastOlder Reports
Housing Affordability
A quarterly report pinpointing cross-country trends in housing affordability in provincial and major metropolitan housing markets.
Monthly Housing Market Update
An analysis of the latest data and developments in Canada’s housing market.
Bottom still a ways away for Canada's housing market Canada's housing market correction gets more serious Canada's housing market in full-blown cooling mode Canada’s housing market taps on the brakes as interest rates rise Low supply still front and centre at start of spring season Signs of market rebalancing loom as home prices continue to escalate Canada’s housing market crushed earlier records in 2021
Home prices surge in Canada as 2021 draws to a close Canadian home buyers dig deeper, bid higher Canada’s housing market run has more in the tank Home price appreciation easing across Canada Lack of sellers holds back Canada's housing market Canada's housing market slowed down in June but still strong Home prices haven't peaked yet in Canada Home prices keep escalating in Canada but moderation may be coming March was a record month all-round for Canada's housing market FOMO, low inventories drive Canadian home prices up $100,000 since August
Canada's Housing Market Kept on Rolling in November Canada's Housing Market Was Exceptionally Strong in October Canada's Housing Market Got Hotter in September Canada's Housing Market Reached New Heights in August Canada's Housing Market Soared to Record High in July Pent-up Demand Pushed Home Resales Higher in June Canada's Housing Market Woke up in May Canada's Housing Market Mostly Shut down in April—can Only Pick up from Here Pandemic Throws Housing Market off Course March 2020 February 2020 January 2020
Special Housing Reports
Downturn deepens in Canada's housing markets Downgrading our forecast for Canada's housing market Canada's housing markets rebalancing fast The Great Moderation? Tightening cycle spurs softer housing demand this spring Rising interest rates a game-changer for Canada's housing market Budget 2022 is big on housing, but won't immediately relieve affordability crisis A split is emerging: local housing trends start to diverge A turning point? More sellers enter Canada's housing market in February Which is Canada's most expensive market? The answer just changed The fever breaks: Canada's housing market will cool but stay strong in 2022
The temperature rose in Canada's major markets in November Wanted: homes for sale, as inventories fall across Canada in October The Canadian housing market outlook Home builders are tackling Canada's housing supply shortage Canada's housing markets: low inventories and fatigue dampen activity in August Overheating risk eases as Canadian housing market calms down Policy action provides partial fix to Canada's housing market imbalance Broad decline in housing activity didn't slow price gains in May Canadian housing markets glided to a lower orbit in April Home prices spiked further across Canada in March despite more sellers
Housing Markets Stayed Solid Across Canada in November; Downtown Condos the Only Soft Spot Canada's Housing Markets Strong in October Despite Surge in Downtown Condo Supply Seven Ways COVID-19 Is Affecting Canadian Housing September Another (Super) Busy Month for Canada's Housing Market Hot summer housing market stretched into August, though not everywhere Spring Housing Market Blooms in July Home Buyers and Sellers Play Catch-up in June Home Buyers and Sellers Returned to the Market in May May 1, 2020: Day of Rent Reckoning in Canada? COVID-19 Hit to Housing Market is Just the Beginning of a Tough Period Housing downturn risks fade but for how long? (February 2020) Are Toronto home prices sky-bound again? (February 2020) Toronto housing market became more expensive, Vancouver more active in December (January 2020)
Vancouver housing market heating up in October; supply was an issue in Toronto (November 2019) Housing market’s risk profile continues to improve (November 2019) Big city rental blues: a look at Canada’s rental housing deficit (September 2019) Toronto and Vancouver set a stronger tone in August (September 2019) Housing market risks ease in Canada (July 2019) On the right track: local housing markets give further signs of stabilizing in May (June 2019) Contrasting housing trends emerge in Toronto and Vancouver in April (May 2019) Trimmed outlook for interest rates limits overall housing market risks in Canada (April 2019) There's no millennial hollowing-out of Canada's largest cities (April 2019) Housing market remains soft in March in Vancouver and Toronto (April 2019) Should millennials cheer Budget 2019's housing measures? (March 2019) February further chills Toronto and Vancouver housing markets (March 2019) No magic bullet: The solution to millennials' housing plight is better supply (February 2019) Toronto and Vancouver buyers stay in hibernation in January; prices drift down (February 2019) Canadian Housing Health Check (January 2019)
Modest price gains in Toronto and Vancouver in August a sign of things to come (September 2018) Canadian Housing Health Check (August 2018) Toronto’s housing market comes back to life in June, not so in Vancouver (July 2018) Toronto and Vancouver housing market activity still soft in May (June 2018) Drop in supply restrained sales in the GTA market in April; Vancouver market stabilizes (May 2018)