A curated list of recent headlines relevant to real estate in Canada, with short excerpts. Click each headline link to read the full article on the source site.
[ Homeownership costs in Canada fall to most affordable level in three years ]
"It hasn’t been this affordable to own a home in Canada in three years, according to RBC Economics. Its latest national affordability measure dropped to 55.1% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 60.7% a year ago. The improvement was driven by interest rate cuts, small declines in home prices, and steady household income growth."
[ Posthaste: Canada home prices seen falling further as tariff war deepens downturn ]
"Canada’s housing market showed signs of life in May when sales rose for the first time in about six months, leading some to hope the long-awaited turnaround had finally arrived. But some economists are warning this “breather” will be short-lived and the housing downturn will continue through the year."
[ Could population decline spell trouble for Canada’s housing market? ]
". . . with the Canadian federal government now trimming immigration targets for the years ahead, that steady stream of new would-be buyers and renters is no longer guaranteed, and the condo markets in those two cities are already in the midst of a sharp correction."
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