Housing | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/housing/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:53:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Housing | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/housing/ 32 32 Average national asking rents fall to $2,008: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/average-national-asking-rents-fall-to-2008-report/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535906 It's the largest drop in asking rents in five years

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]]> Inflation has evolved since pandemic: Fed paper https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/inflation-has-evolved-since-pandemic-fed-paper/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:24:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535186 Research indicates that strong wage growth is keeping inflation elevated

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]]> TD cuts forecast for home sales, prices for 2026 after weak activity in Q1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/td-cuts-forecast-for-home-sales-prices-for-2026-after-weak-activity-in-q1/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:16:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534874 Economist expects housing activity to take most of the year to recoup first-quarter losses

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]]> Ontario plans temporary boost to HST rebates on new homes in bid to energize sector https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ontario-plans-temporary-boost-to-hst-rebates-on-new-homes-in-bid-to-energize-sector/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:29:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534745 The Ministry of Finance estimates the measure will spark an additional 8,000 housing starts

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]]> National housing supply made strides in 2025 amid weak demand, condo struggles: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/national-housing-supply-made-strides-in-2025-amid-weak-demand-condo-struggles-cmhc/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:35:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533646 Housing construction activity exceeded the 10-year average across most major markets

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]]> Housing affordability challenges remain despite recent improvements: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/housing-affordability-challenges-remain-despite-recent-improvements-cmhc/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:15:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532595 A slow, prolonged erosion of affordability conditions began in the early 2000s

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]]> Canada, China lead downturn in global home prices https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-china-lead-downturn-in-global-home-prices/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:20:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532152 Global real housing prices continue slide that started in 2022

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]]> CIBC warns overstated housing starts mask economic weakness in Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/cibc-warns-overstated-housing-starts-mask-economic-weakness-in-canada/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:04:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531993 New report calls on all levels of government to work harder to cut the cost of buying a home

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]]> January home sales fell as southern Ontario was hit by huge winter storm: CREA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/january-home-sales-fell-as-southern-ontario-was-hit-by-huge-winter-storm-crea/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:17:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531954 The national average sale price in January was $652,941, down 2.6% on an annual basis

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]]> Six arrested in probe of U.K. housing REIT https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/six-arrested-in-probe-of-u-k-housing-reit/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:18:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529471 Concerns about company were raised by short sellers in 2022

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