[ Canadian Real Estate Association downgrades housing market forecast due to 'oil shock' ]
"The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has downgraded its housing market forecast following a jump in fixed mortgage rates and weaker than expected housing sales in the first three months of 2026. CREA had been forecasting higher sales based on the idea that pent-up demand would emerge, especially from first-time buyers. But in the second half of March, inflation caused by a spike in oil prices raised the odds of a Bank of Canada rate hike, which raised bond yields and caused a jump in fixed mortgage rates."
[ Commercial real estate market at turning point as vacancies drop: report ]
"Canada’s commercial real estate sector could be at a turning point after the national vacancy rates for both office and industrial properties simultaneously declined for the first time since 2020, a new analysis has found."
[ First-time homebuyers have returned to the market—with a little help from their parents ]
"First-time homebuyers living in this city depend more on their parents to cover their mortgages and interest payments than ever before, according to a new Bank of Canada report. It found that the percentage of Torontonians who co-signed with a parent is 13.8 per cent, up from 4.1 per cent in 2004."
[ Fixed or variable? Four experts weigh in as volatility clouds the decision ]
"With two-thirds of homeowners feeling uneasy about their upcoming renewal, and about a third of prospective buyers planning to make a purchase in 2026, according to the TD survey, we reached out to several mortgage experts to ask for their product recommendations. "
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