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Your Weekly 411: Canadian Mortgage Rates Dip to 4% After US Rate Cut | Our Real Estate Productivity Crisis | New Mortgage Rules in 2025

The Weekly 411: Today, we're covering πŸ“‰ Canadian Mortgage Rates Dip to 4% Following US Rate Cut πŸ§‘πŸ½πŸŽ“ 200,000 International Student Work Permits to Expire by 2025 πŸ‘¨πŸ½πŸ’» Canadian Real Estate Fueling Productivity Crisis πŸ€‘ Luxury Real Estate Unaffected by Foreign Buyer Ban πŸ“„ Canada's 2025 Mortgage Rule Changes πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ“‰ Canadian Mortgage Rates Dip to 4% Following US Rate Cut Yesterday (Sept 18) the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 50 basis points, a larger...

Toronto Developers going bankrupt

The Weekly 411: Today, we're covering πŸ“‰ Canada's Rent Growth Stagnates to 3-Year Low πŸ“ˆ Canada's Unemployment Hits 7-Year High 🏒 Federal Workers Called Back to Offices 😟 27 Ontario Developers Went Under Water in 2024 🏞️ Vancouver Housing Market Cools πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ“‰ Canadian Rent Growth Slows to 3-Year Low Rent growth has declined since May, when it reached a record high of 9.3%. Five of Canada's six largest markets saw rents fall in August, with Edmonton being the...

Realtors in Toronto are quitting

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ“‰ Toronto Realtor Memberships Rates are Declining πŸ“š Student Housing Demands Drop Across Canada πŸ›‘ Ontario Property Assessments Frozen Since 2016 😰 5 Real Estate Projects That Are DEEP Underwater πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ“‰ Toronto Realtor Memberships Sees First Decline Since 2016 TRREB membership declined by 1,363 year-over-year in July 2024, the first yearly decrease since 2016. Realtors face reduced profitability. Over 80% conduct fewer than...

Alberta new construction has surged

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ“‰ Toronto New Home Sales Plummet to Record Low 🚧 Alberta Sees 54% Surge in New Home Construction πŸ’Έ BMO Expects $906 Million in Losses from Mortgages πŸ›‘ No More Canadian Work Permits for Visitors 🍁 Canada Launches Public Land Bank πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ“‰ Toronto New Home Sales Plummet to Record Low New home sales in the Toronto area hit a record low for July, down 70% below the 10-year average. There are now 15 months of inventory on the...

Canadian are buying more homes in the United States than ever.

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ™ Housing Affordability Improves Across Canada πŸ‘πŸΌ Canadians Outpacing Americans in Mortgage Payments πŸ—½ Top U.S. Destinations for Canadian Real Estate Investors πŸ“ˆ Winnipeg Experiences Strong Population Growth 🌲 Ontario Cottage Prices Are Dipping πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ™ Housing Affordability Improves Across Canada Housing became more affordable across Canada in July, following the Bank of Canada's interest rate cuts from 5% to 4.5% in June...

Canada needs to build more homes in Toronto and Ontario

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ’Έ Calgary Tops Canada's 2024 Luxury Home Sales πŸ—οΈ Canada Needs to Build 4.2 Million Homes by 2035 πŸŒ‡ Toronto Condo Inventory Soars as Buyers Retreat 😣 Canadian Real Estate Bankruptcies Hit Record Highs πŸ“ˆ Canadian Mortgage Delinquencies on The Rise πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ’Έ Calgary Tops Canada's 2024 Luxury Home Sales Sales of homes $1 million or more increased by 46% year-over-year from January to June. Most luxury sales (91%) in Calgary are...

Toronto's real estate oversupply is causing home prices to drop

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ“‰ GTA Home Prices Decline Nearly 5% in July πŸ€‘ 82% of Toronto's Homes Are Selling at a Discount πŸ’° US Company Invests $2B In Canadian Housing Projects πŸ—οΈ Rental Housing Construction Surges in Canada 🏘 Top 5 Canadian Cities w/ Biggest Home Price Drops πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ“‰ GTA Home Prices Decline Nearly 5% in July GTA home sales in July 2024 rose by 3.3% compared to July 2023. New listings increased by 18.5% year-over-year, providing more...

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The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ’° GTA Condo Market Faces Cash Flow Crisis πŸ—½Canada-U.S. Migration Hits 10-Year High πŸ˜– 100,00 Canadian Homes Tied Up in Short-Term Rentals πŸ“‰ Toronto Sees Rent Decrease πŸ’Έ Developers Struggle to Lower Prices πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ˜– GTA Condo Market Faces Cash Flow Crisis In 2023, 58% of newly completed condos used as rentals had a mortgage and were cash-flow-negative This trend worsened in the first half of 2024, with 81% of leveraged...

Commercial real estate is booming in Alberta

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering 🏭 Canada's Commercial Real Estate Rebounds πŸ˜– Canadian Cities Moving into Buyer's Markets πŸ“ˆ Mortgage Defaults on the Rise 🌲 Cottage Market Struggles to Recover in Ontario πŸ’Έ Calgary's Luxury Real Estate Booms as Economy Grows πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ™ Canada's Commercial Real Estate Rebounds Canadian commercial real estate market rebounded in Q2 2024, with transactions surpassing $12 billion, beating the 10-year quarterly average by $2...

The Weekly 411: Today we're covering πŸ™ We're Expecting an Interest Rate Cut on July 24th 🏠 Canadian Homeowners Rush to Sell as Mortgages Renews πŸ—οΈ New Home Construction Drops in Canada πŸ‘·πŸ½β™‚οΈ Labor Shortages Threaten Canada's Housing Supply πŸ˜– Newcomers Pay Up to 12 Months' Rent to Secure Housing πŸ€” WTF of The Week Read Time: 4 minutes πŸ™ We're Expecting a Rate Cut on July 24th Markets have increased bets on a Bank of Canada interest rate cut on July 24, suggesting a 92% chance of a 0.25% rate...