http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:40:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:46:31 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=395554 To recap:... Sales of existing homes climbed 3.6 per cent in May from April,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/17/crea-housing-activity-nearing-levels-seen-before-latest-mortgage-rules-tightening/feed/ 0 To recap:... Sales of existing homes climbed 3.6 per cent in May from April, http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/packed-to-the-rafters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/packed-to-the-rafters/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:20:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389331 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/05/packed-to-the-rafters/feed/ 0 Photo gallery: What the city's poorest residents call home http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/new-housing-prices-rose-0-1-per-cent-in-march-statscan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/new-housing-prices-rose-0-1-per-cent-in-march-statscan/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:31:10 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/new-housing-prices-rose-0-1-per-cent-in-march-statscan/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says its price index for new houses rose 0.1 per... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/u-s-home-prices-rose-10-5-per-cent-over-past-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/u-s-home-prices-rose-10-5-per-cent-over-past-year/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:08:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/07/u-s-home-prices-rose-10-5-per-cent-over-past-year/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 per cent in March... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:26:56 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/a-very-canadian-housing-slump/feed/ 0 Prepare for long grind (but not a fire sale), says Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/home-loan-heaven/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/home-loan-heaven/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/30/home-loan-heaven/feed/ 0 Canadians look south at home loan heaven http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:54:51 +0000 Colin Campbell http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=366076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/29/its-been-housing-market-march-madness/feed/ 0 Colin Campbell on banana republics and condo lawsuits http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:25:58 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360901 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/and-those-ugly-housing-market-numbers-are-out/feed/ 0 Vancouver is now a buyers' market http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:06:57 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359576 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/brace-yourselves-for-some-grim-housing-market-news-on-friday/feed/ 0 A preview of the upcoming home sales numbers and what they mean for real estate returns 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:14:52 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/fourth-quarter-gdp-growth-will-be-bad-expect-more-of-that/feed/ 0 The Canadian economy needs a lift, but the world isn't co-operating http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:44:58 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/is-the-housing-cool-down-already-over/feed/ 0 Home re-sales and prices eked out a small gain in January — and yes, that includes Toronto and Vancouver. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/realtors-get-it-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/realtors-get-it-wrong/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:20:00 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/realtors-get-it-wrong/feed/ 0 Numbers don't match up in recent Toronto Real Estate Board press release http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/down-goes-the-housing-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/down-goes-the-housing-market/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:13:32 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337272 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/down-goes-the-housing-market/feed/ 0 Prices hold but home sales plummet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/1-million-and-above-homes-still-finding-buyers-in-canada-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/1-million-and-above-homes-still-finding-buyers-in-canada-report/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:42:51 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335837 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/1-million-and-above-homes-still-finding-buyers-in-canada-report/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – While Canada’s housing market appears to be cooling, that may not be... 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/housing-take-two/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/housing-take-two/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:51:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333021 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/housing-take-two/feed/ 0 Networks are banking on a new cycle of housing shows http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/housing-starts-the-condo-market-still-has-lots-of-air-to-lose/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/housing-starts-the-condo-market-still-has-lots-of-air-to-lose/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:28:41 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=325905 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/10/housing-starts-the-condo-market-still-has-lots-of-air-to-lose/feed/ 0 'If you mention overbuilding in Canada, you’re talking about condos' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/u-s-new-home-sales-dip-0-3-per-cent-in-oct-but-up-for-year/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/u-s-new-home-sales-dip-0-3-per-cent-in-oct-but-up-for-year/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:17:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/u-s-new-home-sales-dip-0-3-per-cent-in-oct-but-up-for-year/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – U.S. sales of new homes fell slightly in October and the September... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/inforgraphic-canadians-and-their-mortgages/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/inforgraphic-canadians-and-their-mortgages/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:44:34 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318784 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/inforgraphic-canadians-and-their-mortgages/feed/ 0 Nine per cent of potential home buyers no longer qualify for a mortgage under the new rules http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/canadian-homes-slightly-more-affordable-in-third-quarter-rbc-index/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/canadian-homes-slightly-more-affordable-in-third-quarter-rbc-index/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:17:03 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=318015 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/22/canadian-homes-slightly-more-affordable-in-third-quarter-rbc-index/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Royal Bank says the cost of home ownership became more affordable in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/canadian-home-sales-and-prices-down-but-not-quite-sustainable-yet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/canadian-home-sales-and-prices-down-but-not-quite-sustainable-yet/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:11:52 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/15/canadian-home-sales-and-prices-down-but-not-quite-sustainable-yet/feed/ 0 There's plenty of room for further cooling http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/real-estate-toronto-still-defying-gravity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/real-estate-toronto-still-defying-gravity/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:51:42 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/real-estate-toronto-still-defying-gravity/feed/ 0 Housing starts and new home prices out this morning http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/canadas-housing-market-is-it-a-cooling-is-it-a-crash/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/canadas-housing-market-is-it-a-cooling-is-it-a-crash/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:00:24 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308693 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/canadas-housing-market-is-it-a-cooling-is-it-a-crash/feed/ 0 Here's a guide to bullish and bearish arguments http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/flaherty-wants-to-privatize-the-cmhc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/flaherty-wants-to-privatize-the-cmhc/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:02:17 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/flaherty-wants-to-privatize-the-cmhc/feed/ 0 Twitter reacts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/housing-starts-lower-in-september-cmhc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/housing-starts-lower-in-september-cmhc/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:59:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301353 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/housing-starts-lower-in-september-cmhc/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s housing market continued to show signs of cooling last month, but... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/home-sales-down-between-july-and-september-home-prices-still-slightly-up/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/home-sales-down-between-july-and-september-home-prices-still-slightly-up/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:52:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/home-sales-down-between-july-and-september-home-prices-still-slightly-up/feed/ 0 The average price of a home in Canada crept higher in the third quarter,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/sales-of-existing-homes-drop-by-21-per-cent-in-toronto/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/sales-of-existing-homes-drop-by-21-per-cent-in-toronto/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:17:08 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299465 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/sales-of-existing-homes-drop-by-21-per-cent-in-toronto/feed/ 0 Sales of existing homes were down 21 per cent in September compared to the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/canadian-housing-theres-an-obvious-oversupply-problem-in-vancouver-toronto-and-montreal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/canadian-housing-theres-an-obvious-oversupply-problem-in-vancouver-toronto-and-montreal/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:39:54 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292116 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/canadian-housing-theres-an-obvious-oversupply-problem-in-vancouver-toronto-and-montreal/feed/ 0 All three cities face slowing sales and growing inventories http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/report-condo-prices-to-rise-in-most-cities-in-2013-except-in-vancouver/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/report-condo-prices-to-rise-in-most-cities-in-2013-except-in-vancouver/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:23:35 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288250 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/report-condo-prices-to-rise-in-most-cities-in-2013-except-in-vancouver/feed/ 0 Retirees, first-time buyers and immigrants will continue to prop up demand http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/rbc-homeownership-costs-are-now-91-per-cent-of-vancouverites-income/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/rbc-homeownership-costs-are-now-91-per-cent-of-vancouverites-income/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:52:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/27/rbc-homeownership-costs-are-now-91-per-cent-of-vancouverites-income/feed/ 0 But affordability is deteriorating across Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:45:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283920 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/15/canadian-housing-market-continues-to-lose-steam/feed/ 0 Prices are down two per cent nationally: CREA http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/most-canadians-are-unfamiliar-with-todays-new-mortgage-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/most-canadians-are-unfamiliar-with-todays-new-mortgage-rules/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:15:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273034 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/most-canadians-are-unfamiliar-with-todays-new-mortgage-rules/feed/ 0 Big changes in Canada’s mortgage market came into effect today, but the majority of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:46:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269322 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/jim-flaherty-vs-mortgage-amortization/feed/ 0 In October 2008, the Harper government reduced the maximum mortgage amortization from 40 years... 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 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/banking-regulator-to-oversee-canadian-mortgage-and-housing-corporation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/banking-regulator-to-oversee-canadian-mortgage-and-housing-corporation/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:26:14 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255441 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/26/banking-regulator-to-oversee-canadian-mortgage-and-housing-corporation/feed/ 0 As Maclean’s predicted on Monday, the Conservative government has tabled a bill that would... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/why-the-federal-budget-said-nothing-about-the-housing-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/why-the-federal-budget-said-nothing-about-the-housing-market/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:06:45 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249427 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/03/why-the-federal-budget-said-nothing-about-the-housing-market/feed/ 0 The housing market has become a hot potato no one wants to touch http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/canadas-housing-market-is-still-hot-despite-crash-predictions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/canadas-housing-market-is-still-hot-despite-crash-predictions/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:38:02 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247621 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/23/canadas-housing-market-is-still-hot-despite-crash-predictions/feed/ 0 A recent report suggests growth in 12 of 15 Canadian centres, despite 'bubble' warnings 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 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 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/merrill-lynch-warns-of-canada-housing-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/merrill-lynch-warns-of-canada-housing-bubble/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:20:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/20/merrill-lynch-warns-of-canada-housing-bubble/feed/ 0 Bank predicts national price drop of five per cent in 2012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:50:14 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194918 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/the-real-problem-with-vancouvers-outrageous-house-prices/feed/ 57 The international media has finally clued into the wackiness of Vancouver real estate http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:40:49 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/19/real-estate-porn-the-15-most-expensive-homes-in-canada/feed/ 4 According to a new report from Re/Max, sales of luxury homes in Canada—the land... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/bubble-trouble-two-charts-you-need-to-see-about-commodities-and-canadas-housing-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/bubble-trouble-two-charts-you-need-to-see-about-commodities-and-canadas-housing-market/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:33:08 +0000 Jason Kirby http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176866 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/10/bubble-trouble-two-charts-you-need-to-see-about-commodities-and-canadas-housing-market/feed/ 29 All of Canada's strengths are underpinned by the phenomenal commodity bull market