Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

June 7, 2024

Get Pre-approved For a Mortgage Before You Buy a Home

Hope you are all enjoying the beginning of what promises to be a beautiful summer. This year, real estate activity in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has not kept pace with the steadily warming temperatures. However, the current housing inventory in the region has considerably expanded during the last …

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April 26, 2024

Climate Change and Housing: Channeling Sustainability into Home Ownership

Among socio-economic and other factors, the undeniable reality, and various manifestations of the climate crisis, continue to have significant implications for the future of housing everywhere, including in Canada.

Adapting housing construction to meet resilience standards that help combat the wide-ranging impacts of extreme weather events, or retrofitting …

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April 19, 2024

Key Takeaways From the Federal Budget 2024

As expected, multiple measures to address Canada’s housing affordability and housing shortage crisis figured prominently among the raft of announcements made by the federal government in its annual budget presentation on Tuesday. As a potential home buyer or seller, many of these measures could benefit you in the months …

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March 1, 2024

Home Ownership in Canada-Housing For A Greener Future

Spring is around the corner—a breezy harbinger of wet weather, new blooms, and increased housing activity! With the GTA housing market expected to modestly rebound this year, now is the time to start planning those long-delayed renovations to spruce up your property for prospective buyers or just to boost …

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Feb. 23, 2024

TRREB's 2024 Market Outlook Offers Insights Into The Year Ahead

We are already more than halfway through the end of the first quarter of 2024, and housing activity in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is picking up at a faster-than-expected rate, outpacing most market predictions released last year and earlier this year.

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board …

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Dec. 14, 2023

First Time Homebuyers... How Can You Find The Right Agent?

Becoming a homeowner for the first time is an important life milestone. With housing affordability increasingly out of reach for so many in Canada, for those who are in the fortunate position of buying a new home, choosing the right Realtor is a crucial first step in what can …

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Dec. 14, 2023

Canadian Housing Affordability Crisis and Emerging Trends in Toronto’s Real Estate Market for 2024

Here is a snapshot of the real estate market, supported by key data and forward-looking trends.

TORONTO, December 12, 2023

  • Sales in November 2023 fell year-over-year.
  • Housing sales in November slumped to lows last seen in 2008.
  • Housing supply expanded year-over-year.
  • Selling prices remained …
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