Toronto Condo owners had large capital gains. Close to 50 per cent of all investors who bought condominiums completed in the Toronto area in 2017 are not making enough rent to cover their carrying costs, despite finding exceptional gains on the value of their properties, a new study reports. Close to 44 per […]
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Real estate prices are declining in Toronto, is a market crash in the wind
Post Title: Real estate prices are declining in Toronto, is a market crash in the wind Max Seal’s Comments: The title of this post says it all. In March, 2018, the media reporters are competing for catchy “going-down-the-hole” negative headlines to describe crashing of Toronto housing prices. Just 1 year ago back in […]
Toronto home sales decrease in January, 2018, may show return to a normal market
Toronto home sales decrease in January, 2018. The prices appear relatively flat and the house sales were down about 40 per cent over the last two weeks in February, 2018, in the Toronto area compared to the same period in 2017, while condo sales dropped about 30 per cent, said Pasalis, real estate broker. […]
OSFI’s new mortgage rules decreases home affordability
OSFI’s new mortgage rules decreases home affordability. OFSI’s (Canada’s banking regulator) has published final guidelines for its mortgage qualification rule. It will impose tighter standards on the uninsured market. Lenders will be required to “stress test” all uninsured mortgage loans at the greater of the Bank of Canada’s five-year (5) posted rate or 200 […]
Toronto home prices down more in August, 2017
The Realtors and the Economists are looking at a return to normal in Toronto’s housing market despite a fourth consecutive month-to-month dropped in median residence prices. The Toronto Real Estate Board( TREB) reported that the average cost of a home in August — $732,292 (including all house types and condos) — was still up […]
