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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Slideshow: Are his tighter mortgage rules working? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 13:52:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383672 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-housing-market-looming-disaster-perfect-soft-landing-or-ready-to-take-off-again/feed/ 0 Make up your mind, with these six charts The scariest housing bubble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/the-scariest-housing-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/the-scariest-housing-bubble/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362600 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/24/the-scariest-housing-bubble/feed/ 0 China’s ‘ghost cities’ are raising fears of an epic crash with global consequences Return of the housing bubble http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/04/return-of-the-bubble-2/feed/ 0 Around the world, housing is fuelling a whole new frenzy of speculation and unrealistic optimism Mark Carney on the price of your house (and the value of his privacy) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:42:26 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341018 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/mark-carney-on-house-prices-and-those-other-matters/feed/ 0 Forget cottaging with a Liberal, the governor confirmed the real estate market has cooled Weak December slows 2012 house price growth in Canada to 3-year low http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/weak-december-slows-2012-house-price-growth-in-canada-to-three-year-low/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/weak-december-slows-2012-house-price-growth-in-canada-to-three-year-low/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:00:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/weak-december-slows-2012-house-price-growth-in-canada-to-three-year-low/feed/ 0 TORONTO, Cananda – The Teranet-National Bank index of Canadian housing prices continues to show... Great Canadian real estate crash of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/crash-and-burn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/crash-and-burn/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:59:01 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/09/crash-and-burn/feed/ 0 The housing bubble has burst, and few will emerge unscathed Royal LePage forecasts slower pace of housing sales will reduce price growth http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/royal-lepage-forecasts-slower-pace-of-housing-sales-will-reduce-price-growth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/royal-lepage-forecasts-slower-pace-of-housing-sales-will-reduce-price-growth/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:32:11 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/royal-lepage-forecasts-slower-pace-of-housing-sales-will-reduce-price-growth/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The latest Royal LePage report on Canadian real-estate shows average housing prices... Attention boomers: Why demographics threatens your retirement http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:36:08 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/attention-boomers-why-demographics-threatens-your-retirement/feed/ 0 An entire generation might start selling soon... Moody’s puts most of Canada’s banks on downgrade notice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/moodys-puts-most-of-canadas-banks-on-downgrade-notice/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/moodys-puts-most-of-canadas-banks-on-downgrade-notice/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:56:58 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307972 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/26/moodys-puts-most-of-canadas-banks-on-downgrade-notice/feed/ 0 Adding to the growing chorus of analysts predicting a bursting of the Canadian housing... Why Canadian homeowners are likely just as vulnerable as Americans were http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:20:37 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285391 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/22/why-canadian-homeowners-are-now-likely-just-as-vulnerable-as-americans-were/feed/ 0 It’s scary ‘Clear evidence of a bubble is lacking’—really? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/clear-evidence-of-a-bubble-is-lacking-really/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/clear-evidence-of-a-bubble-is-lacking-really/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:48:41 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/clear-evidence-of-a-bubble-is-lacking-really/feed/ 0 The CMHC's optimism about Canada's housing market seems, well, inflated The China crisis http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-china-crisis-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-china-crisis-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 13:33:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-china-crisis-2/feed/ 0 The country’s citizens need only look around to see monuments to their leaders’ hubris How the housing market is pumping up our GDP numbers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:00:48 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256056 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/how-the-housing-market-is-pumping-up-our-gdp-numbers/feed/ 0 The charts say it all The under-the-radar changes that may soon deflate (or pop) the housing bubble http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:46:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-under-the-radar-changes-that-may-soon-deflate-or-pop-the-housing-bubble/feed/ 0 Could this be the Harper Conservatives' real plan for the housing market? What happens to a $300,000 mortgage if interest rates go up by 1.5 per cent? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:52:55 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happens-to-a-300000-mortgage-if-interest-rates-go-up-by-1-5-per-cent/feed/ 0 It's scary--and it shouldn't be Household debt and the Bank of Canada’s anxiety levels—in a graph http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/household-debt-and-the-bank-of-canadas-anxiety-levels-in-a-graph/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/household-debt-and-the-bank-of-canadas-anxiety-levels-in-a-graph/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:03:45 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/11/household-debt-and-the-bank-of-canadas-anxiety-levels-in-a-graph/feed/ 0 Canadians' debt-to-income ratios, with Mark Carney commentary BMO chief defends cheap mortgage offerings; says house prices are poised for a ‘soft landing’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/bmo-chief-defends-cheap-mortgage-offerings-says-house-prices-are-poised-for-a-soft-landing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/bmo-chief-defends-cheap-mortgage-offerings-says-house-prices-are-poised-for-a-soft-landing/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:19:25 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246965 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/bmo-chief-defends-cheap-mortgage-offerings-says-house-prices-are-poised-for-a-soft-landing/feed/ 0 Bill Downe of BMO claims fixed-rate mortages with shorter amortization schedules build equity faster Bank of Canada singles out household debt as ‘biggest domestic risk’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/bank-of-canada-singles-out-household-debt-as-biggest-domestic-risk/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/bank-of-canada-singles-out-household-debt-as-biggest-domestic-risk/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:02:39 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244662 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/08/bank-of-canada-singles-out-household-debt-as-biggest-domestic-risk/feed/ 0 Some see signs that Carney is ready to raise interest rates soon Housing bubble: listening for the pop http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:14:11 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/housing-bubble-listening-for-the-pop/feed/ 0 The fact is, no one is really sure what to make of the many natural laws of housing prices In a cooling housing market should you wait to buy and hurry up to sell? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:18:19 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237605 Econowatch asked realtors and mortgage experts from Canada's priciest cities]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/03/in-a-cooling-housing-market-should-you-wait-to-buy-and-hurry-up-to-sell/feed/ 0 Econowatch asked realtors and mortgage experts from Canada's priciest cities As the economy slows down, should austerity pick up speed? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:01:46 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/31/as-economy-slows-should-austerity-pick-up-speed/feed/ 0 Canada’s GDP numbers for November came out this morning, and it was a rude... A Toronto homebuyer takes his frustrations to the blogosphere http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/frustrated-toronto-homebuyer-takes-it-to-the-blogosphere/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/frustrated-toronto-homebuyer-takes-it-to-the-blogosphere/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:26:36 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236546 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/30/frustrated-toronto-homebuyer-takes-it-to-the-blogosphere/feed/ 0 FML Listings is a place to rage against overpriced homes What happens when Canada’s housing bubble pops? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:56:04 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235659 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/feed/ 0 If it’s any consolation, we won’t be going down by ourselves Fannie, I wish I'd never seen your face http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/fannie-i-wish-id-never-seen-your-face/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/fannie-i-wish-id-never-seen-your-face/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 11:16:49 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194357 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/fannie-i-wish-id-never-seen-your-face/feed/ 67 Why was there even such a thing as the "Zero Down Payment Act”? Awash in a sea of debt http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/awash-in-a-sea-of-debt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/awash-in-a-sea-of-debt/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:09 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/02/awash-in-a-sea-of-debt/feed/ 47 Oblivious to the risks, Canadians are piling on record debt loads The trouble with economists http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-trouble-with-economists/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-trouble-with-economists/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:23:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=80106 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/08/the-trouble-with-economists/feed/ 16 Stephen Harper, Sept. 15, 2008. “My own belief is if we were going to...