Richard T. Kensington

By the measures of price-to-rent and price-to-income, Canada’s housing market is historically overvalued.

While home prices have been stable and there is a balance between supply and demand, the impact of ...

Canadian households keep getting wealthier and the good news is that growth of asset values has outpaced that ...

Mortgage insurance premiums in Canada will increase by about 15 percent on average for new mortgages, but this ...

Last week’s federal budget showed the Harper government is still carefully watching the housing market as it reduces ...

Canadians’ indebtedness moderated in 2013 unlike any other recent year, supporting the view that policymakers have bigger risks ...

Despite falling sales activity, house prices in Canada are rising driven by tighter supply conditions in certain large ...

Canadian housing data for November suggests a balanced and well-behaved housing market. It’s almost as if no news ...

Canada’s residential mortgage market is closely tied to trends in the housing market and the broader economy, according ...

October’s national home sales fell 3.2 percent, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), which released the ...

Canada’s housing sector got another boost with housing starts rising surprisingly for October to 198.3K annualized units.

The Bank of Canada believes that the recent heating up of the housing market is a temporary phenomenon, ...

Mortgage rates in Canada have generally been falling since the late 1990s. But now, rates are expected to ...

Canada’s housing market is on stable footing and is showing signs of improvement after last year’s fall.

Canada’s rebound in housing starts is healthy and should not stoke fears of potential oversupply overall. Starts are ...

The Bank of Canada lowered its forecasted Q3 GDP growth of 3.8 percent in its July monetary policy ...

Should mortgage rates not rise, or should they even fall, then monthly sales, home prices, and affordability should ...

Canada’s national balance sheet data released Sept. 13 showed that household net worth rose to its highest level ...

Canadian single-family home (detached bungalow and two-storey units) affordability got a little worse while condo affordability remained unchanged.

TSX earnings are expected to rise 13.8 percent from 2013 to 2014, aided by an improving economy globally.

Vancouver is turning into a story unto itself, with sales up nearly 40 percent year over year.

Canada’s employment decreased by 39,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent.

CMHC’s move to restrict lenders’ usage of NHA MBS will likely mean a rise in mortgage rates.

Canada’s May real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by a modest 0.2 percent, according to a Statistics Canada ...

Canada’s May retail sales rose by a much better than expected 1.9 percent, according to StatsCan.

U.S. bond market gyrations remain the biggest factor behind Canadian bond yields and, therefore, Canadian mortgages.

Some recent data releases bode well for Canada’s housing market for the next year and a half.