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Last updated Oct 19, 2026 · 6:15 AM ET
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Housing Market
Despite affordability and supply continuing to improve, potential B.C. homebuyers are remaining cautious, seemingly reluctant to pull the trigger. Both the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) and Greater Vancouver Re...
Government & Policy
Former longtime Vancouver Park Board commissioner John Coupar has thrown his hat into the ring for the October 2026 civic election, with the Vancouver Liberals announcing today that he will seek a seat on Vancouver City...
Renting
If you’re looking for your next place to call home in Alberta, several communities across the province stand out in The Globe and Mail‘s latest ranking of Canada’s 100 best cities for renters. The list includes four Albe...
Government & Policy
Canada would need to roughly double investment in new residential construction over the next decade, potentially intensifying competition for capital and keeping borrowing costs higher.
New Development
Throughout history there have been many famous portmanteaus. Combining breakfast and lunch into one meal? Brunch. Getting angry because you’re hungry? You’re hangry. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together? Cong...
Housing Market
Watch: 'The expectation is that there's going to be price increases,' says AutoTrader's Baris Akyurek
Renting
National vacancy declined to 4.7% in the second quarter and rent growth slowed, even as prospective tenants continued to face a wide affordability gap.
Housing Market
A little over a week after Quebec's unofficial moving day, 71 households in Montreal remain in emergency housing — almost twice as many last year when there 40 in that situation.
Housing Market
A new RBC poll finds most Canadians believe there is no perfect time to buy, as economic uncertainty, affordability pressures and rate expectations complicate purchase decisions.
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Affordability Best In 4 Years, Still At 90s Bubble Levels: RBC Canadian housing affordability is the best it’s been in the past 4 years,...
Housing Market
Canadian real estate is the most affordable it’s been in years, but it’s far from normal. The RBC Housing Affordability Measures (HAM) shows things improved in Q1 2026, marking the most attainable level in the past 4 yea...
Advocacy Update
TRREB’s Government Relations Committee (GRC) East Working Group is focusing on policy issues and regional development impacting housing supply and affordability across Durham Region. The Working Group hosted a roundtable...
Housing Market
Ownership costs fell again in Q1, led by gains in Vancouver and Toronto, but RBC says stable rates and home prices could limit further relief.
Government & Policy
Affordability is often the first conversation in today’s housing market for REALTORS® and their clients. Buyers want good value while staying within their budget, while sellers want the best possible price for their prop...
Government & Policy
The federal government has announced the relaunch of the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program, and it is touting some potentially large savings on energy bills for B.C. residents. Today, Tim Hodgson, the Canadian m...
Renting
A new survey of Canadian renters says affordability concerns continue to far outweigh all other rental market challenges even after nearly two years of declines in asking prices.
Housing Market
Households could receive no-cost upgrades such as heat pumps, insulation and air sealing under an affordability-focused reboot of Ottawa’s greener homes program.
Lifestyle
Many Vancouverites are aware of the challenges of living in the city, especially when it comes to housing and cost of living. Even with rent prices dropping, they remain pricey, with the average asking rent for a one-bed...
Government & Policy
Converting British Columbia's glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as he defended his government's proposal.
Lifestyle
Is it Canada’s cost of living or did its bet on diploma mills tarnish its academic reputation? Statistics Canada (StatCan) researchers crunched the numbers on the country’s foreign postdoctoral fellows—elite researchers...
Home Buyers
With some big-city dwellers still considering relocation, one report has found that an Alberta city ranked first in affordability to buy in. The new data comes from Royal LePage, which surveyed Canadians living in the gr...
Housing Market
Condos account for much of the recent uptick in affordability, with 46 per cent of that housing segment valued under $500,000 in 2026, up from 24 per cent just four years ago.
Mortgage Rates
New consumer research finds recent buyers and newcomers are facing sharper affordability pressure, even as confidence in homeownership remains resilient.
Housing Market
Lethbridge, Saint John and Thunder Bay ranked as Canada’s most affordable housing markets, even as affordability improved in nearly all major cities.
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