Housing as Canada’s Best Path to Growth and Affordability The Canadian economy is beginning to slouch significantly and the Liberal government appears to lack any solutions to save it from further harm. It’s a depressing scenario for all Canadians including those looking for a place to live, or a home to buy, or who need…
Toronto Housing Market Report TRREB in its September housing market reports a rise in home sales with a price drop in the GTA region. More sellers listed their homes, with many of them deciding to give up on their “dream price” to get their home sold. For home buyers, it’s an issue of affordability, down…
Trump and the Canadian Tariffs Now in August 2025, amidst President Trump’s 35% non-CUSMA tariffs on Canadian exports to the US, the country’s economy is getting closer to a precipice. Canada still has its CUSMA deal but it’s coming to its conclusion next year. This month, flows across the border will slow with Canadian exporters…
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Alberta Separation from Canada? The G7 meeting held in Kananaskis, Alberta this week, a perhaps too majestic setting in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. However, the photo op event makes it the perfect time for Americans, Brits, Australians, Germans, and Asian readers to get an authentic view of what’s going on here in Canada. Canada…
Should Canadian Homeowners Sell Their House Now? It’s rarely an easy decision to sell one’s home, but there are times when it could be the wisest decision. And thinking about it is also wise, to get over inertia, get a valuation price on your home from a Realtor, and being prepared for the tough road…
Canadian Travel Expenditures Likely to Decline Significantly What might be brewing as a big problem for travel and tourism businesses picked up momentum this week. President Trump was pumping his unwelcome sign to Canadians and Europeans with new restrictions on those nationals traveling within the US for more than 30 days. They’ll need to register…
Travelers Changing Vacation Preferences President Trump’s tariffs are only beginning to send negative ripples through the Canadian economy. It’s still early but it looks like Canadians will increasingly alter their travel plans away from the US. Today, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the US White House with the Canadian trade minister, Trump reiterated his…
Trump Tariffs Spoiling Investor’s Party It wasn’t so long ago that stock market investors were salivating at the launch of the Trump pro-US era with its promise of low taxation, de-regulation, less government interference, US manufacturing support, lower interest rates, and maybe even lower inflation and interest rates. If it didn’t sound too good to…
The Battle with Trump Can Free Canada Up for a Better Future Canada has largely failed to develop its international export capability. It’s missed out on an opportunity to ease an unhealthy dependence on one nation — The United States. It’s the perfect time to launch a new international trade program and get over our…
Canadian Waterbombers Helping California’s Fire Crisis The latest California fires have raised the cost of poor forest and land management practices by the Newsome Democrat government to heights no one could foresee. The Golden State is being humbled by extreme weather conditions and poor land management and unwise spending. It’s creating the setting for the…
Mississauga Housing Market A quick look at home prices in Mississauga should raise some homeowner’s eyebrows. It would appear a trend away from Mississauga is underway. This might be a reflection of the slowdown in the Ontario economy, particularly manufacturing where Mississauga is so strong. In July, however the slowdown appeared to be significant. It’s…
Why do Prices Rise? Stock market volatility is by no means over, as we enter the end of the imposed economic shutdown. The events of Black Friday help us see clearly what the threats and sell off signals are. It really brings home the potential for a significant sell off and this might prime us for…
Where is Canada’s Economy Headed? A new report on Canadian GDP has more people taking a closer look at the Canadian economy and perhaps reconsidering how they’ll vote in this coming snap Federal election. StatsCan says Canada’s GDP shrank 1.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 and has dropped by .4% in July. According to…
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Canadian Real Estate Market Forecast Just like the US housing market, the real estate market in Canada showed remarkable strength in 2020. The Canadian benchmark price increased 8.5% last year, almost five times the rate of 1.8% in 2019. And forecasts for 2021 reflect a continued trend of high prices driven by low mortgage rates,…
Is Canadian Real Estate in for a Big Price Drop? Even in the wake of the deadliest health epidemic of the last century, the Toronto housing market and Vancouver housing market did not crash. And if China had not released its deadly disease, the housing markets would have been roaring right now. It’s like science…
Foreign Buyers Not Driving Up Prices in Toronto A Toronto Real Estate Board investigation concluded that foreign buyers play a minimal role in Toronto house prices and availability. 3 key findings counter the Wynne government’s insistence that Foreign buyers and house flippers are ruining the housing market. The report may indicate how government officials haven’t been honest to the…
How to Avert a Toronto Housing Market Crash? Toronto’s real estate market overheated in 2017 due to housing availability problems but what resulted in 2018/2019 was not a crash. The Toronto market is resilient. Why is an impending Toronto housing crash a disaster for us? The economy may crash creating unemployment and mortgage defaults, scare…
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Canadian Real Estate Buyers Guide! Buy or sell when the market is moving. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill, the US economy is surging. Tax cuts mean Americans will have more money, yet the US real estate market isn’t as attractive anymore. US real estate prices may fall while the US dollar is falling…
Foreign Buyer Tax Didn’t Help Housing Crisis As Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the new Foreign Buyers Tax in Toronto, she ignored recent stats that showed Vancouver’s use of the money grabbing tax was wearing off. Doug Ford has just picked up the old torch and kept carrying it. Any kind of tax can hurt…