Real estate

Products

Product news: Invesco, Canada Life target funds for macro environment

Plus, asset managers continue corporate-class windup

By Mark Burgess |August 1, 2023

3 min read

Products

Toronto’s downtown office vacancy rate inched up in the second quarter: report

Avison Young said it expects availability and vacancy to continue rising in the short term

By The Canadian Press |July 25, 2023

2 min read

Industry

CRA releases forms to allow for transfers out of FHSAs

The industry is still waiting for certain forms needed to administer the new plans

By Rudy Mezzetta |July 21, 2023

4 min read

Economic Indicators

CREA downgrades sales forecast as interest rates weigh on buyers

Association says it expects 464,239 properties to trade hands this year, a 6.8% decrease from last year

|July 14, 2023

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Shorter fixed-rate mortgages take spotlight as borrowers feel pinch of higher rates

By January of this year, variable-rate mortgages had fallen to 16.7% of new and renewed mortgages, while 1-5 year fixed-rate mortgages constituted 64%

By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press |July 14, 2023

4 min read

Products

Product news: Fidelity partners with Brookfield on private real estate

Plus, Evolve offers a more tech-heavy Nasdaq

By Mark Burgess |July 13, 2023

2 min read

Products

Hybrid work could amount to US$800-billion hit to office real estate: McKinsey

Office attendance in major global cities is still 30% lower than in 2019, report says

July 13, 2023

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Interest rate hikes weighing on cottage market

Dampened demand expected to lead to price declines

By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press |July 12, 2023

4 min read

Industry

OSFI proposes changes to capital requirements with eye on mortgage risks

Regulator says proposals should encourage banks to reduce the number of mortgages that would go into negative amortization

By Mark Burgess |July 11, 2023

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Population growth the “wrinkle” in BoC’s inflation plan

A growing population has boosted spending and the housing market but could help tame wage inflation, reports say

July 11, 2023

2 min read

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