Royal LePage’s Q1 2023 Home Price Update and Market Forecast, Renewed Activity in Canada’s Real Estate Market in First Months of 2023 Prompt Upgraded Year-End Forecast.

Canada’s real estate market: Buyers are back, but where is the inventory? With demand outpacing supply, Royal LePage adjusts forecast upward following stronger-than-expected start to 2023  First quarter highlights: TORONTO, April 13, 2023 –According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey released today, the aggregate[1] price of a home in Canada decreased 9.2 per cent year-over-year […]

Saving for your first home? Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s First Home Savings Account (FHSA)

When it comes to putting money away to buy their first home, the federal government’s ‘tax-free in, tax-free out’ First Home Savings Account aims to give Canadians a helping hand. As of April 1st, Canadians aged 18 or older who are purchasing their first home are eligible to enroll in a tax-free First Home Savings […]

Waterloo Region Association of Realtors March Press Release. Number of Sales Down, Prices Recover Slightly.

Home Prices Inch Up in March as We Enter the Spring Market BY WRARAPRIL 5, 2023MARKET STATS WATERLOO REGION, ON (April 5, 2023) — Sales volume through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR) set another low last month, with 611 homes sold in March, representing a decrease of […]

Waterloo Region Association of Realtors February Press Release. Home Sales Down, Prices Stabilizing in February

WATERLOO REGION, ON (March 3, 2023) —Sales volume through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR) set a low for the month of February, with 439 homes sold, representing a decrease of 45.0 per cent compared to February 2022 and 31.5 per cent below the previous 5-year average […]

Royal LePage’s 2023 Market Survey Forecast

2023 national aggregate home price forecast to end year 1.0% below fourth quarter of 2022: Royal LePage First quarter expected to show double-digit year-over-year declines, with modest quarterly price growth in the second half of next year TORONTO, December 13, 2022 –Since the Bank of Canada began raising interest rates aggressively in March of this […]

Waterloo Region Association of Realtors, October Statistics Press Release. Unit Sales & Average Sale Prices Continue to Fall!

Fewer Home Sales in October BY WRARNOVEMBER 2, 2022MARKET STATS WATERLOO REGION, ON (November 2, 2022) —491 residential homes were sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR), a decrease of 39.7 per cent compared to October 2021 and 36.2 per cent below the previous 5-year […]

2022 national home price forecast reduced to end year slightly below 2021 levels, following quarterly declines across Canada in Q3

Royal LePage forecast adjusted downward: National aggregate home price set to end year modestly below 2021 following third quarter price declines in majority of Canadian markets National aggregate home price posts second consecutive quarterly decline in Q3  Third quarter highlights: TORONTO, October 13, 2022 –According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey released today, the […]

Waterloo Region Association of Realtors, September Statistics Press Release. Unit Sales Down 25%!

Home Sales Decline in September, Market Moves Towards More Balanced Conditions BY WRAROCTOBER 5, 2022MARKET STATS WATERLOO REGION, ON (October 5, 2022) —518 residential homes were sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR), a decrease of 25.3 per cent compared to September 2021 and 30.8 […]

WRAR August Stats Release, Rising Borrowing Costs Continue to Tame Home Sales in August

WATERLOO REGION, ON (September 7, 2022) — 659 residential homes were sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR) in August, a decrease of 8.1 per cent compared to August 2021 and 11.2 per cent below the previous 5-year average for the month. Total residential […]

Royal LePage’s Q2 2022 House Price Update and Market Forecast

Royal LePage lowers 2022 national home price forecast to 5% to reflect softening markets in Ontario and B.C. Second quarter records first quarter-over-quarter national decline since Q1 2019  Second quarter highlights: National aggregate home price increases 12.1% year-over-year in second quarter of 2022; decreases 4.9% quarter-over-quarter. Royal LePage reduces national home price forecast to +5.0% […]