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Better protection for strata property owners coming in November
Strata property owners in stratas which have been neglecting maintenance, risking higher insurance costs, will have new protections starting November 1, 2023.
Amendments to the Strata Property Act will raise the minimum amount developers and strata corporations must contribute to the con...
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in January were the lowest for the month since 2009 and fell 37.1% from a year ago. The Canadian housing market has been sliding for eleven consecutive months as the unprecedented rise in interest rates--up from 25 basis points to 4.5% for the policy...
Canadian housing starts declined 13.3 percent to 215,365 units in January at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 6.9 percent from January 2022. Single-detached housing starts rose 9.5 percent to 62.9k, while multi-family and others fell 20.1 percent to 152.5k (SAAR).
Housing Market Activity Off to a Slow Start in 2023
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 3,047 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in January 2023, a decrease of 50.3 percent from January 2022. The average MLS® residential price in BC in 2023 has seen a dip to $872...
Today's Labour Force Survey (LFS) for January was much stronger than expected, once again calling into question how long the Bank of Canada's rate pause will last. This report showed no evidence that the labour market is slowing in response to the vast and rapid runup in interest rates.
Canadian employment rose to 20.03 million in January, up by 150,000 (0.5 percent). The Canadian unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, hovering just above all-time lows. Employment gains were concentrated among workers aged 25 to 54; workers in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta; and workers in wholesale and retail...