It’s amazing what one year can do. Canadian real estate in 2018 had a lot of consistencies, but not the ones we might have hoped for. Depending on where you reside in Canada will determine exactly the type of year you had in real estate. In some parts of the country the detached housing market […]
Well, we’ve reached the final month of 2018. December is here and I’ve reviewed the November stats for our 4 major Canadian cities. It’s no secret that sales tend to dip during this time of year, so seasonal lows are expected and I am not predicting any better for next month. Where I focused my […]
Sometimes you have to look hard to find the positives. This is certainly the case in many of Canada’s largest real estate markets. An overwhelming trend for most of 2018 has been the underperformance of real estate markets in comparison to 2017. The question is: is it a fair comparison? With stress testing, interest rate […]
Year-over-year, in many of the Canadian real estate markets, we are seeing a consistent decrease in home sales for September 2018. Months of Inventory (MOI) in each of the 4 cities I reviewed have all gone up and year-to-date sales, unsurprisingly, have decreased as well. Looking across the country I see one thing in common: […]
The Canadian real estate market last month brought us a lot of the same news and trends as previous months; shrinking sales, increasing months of inventory and a general concern about the real estate market in Canada. Are things really as worrisome as some people might suggest? I don’t think so. Below are the statistics […]
Want more referrals and repeat business? First you need to master the Expectation Gap. What it is and how can you leverage it? Let me tell you a story… – Recently, on a speaking tour, I was picking up a rental car from the airport. When I arrived, I was informed that the car I […]
July 2018 market stats are in for the four major Canadian real estate markets – Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. With only 40% of the year left, now is the time to make the difference in your performance this year. Take a look at the market updates below. Toronto (GTA), ON Toronto’s market has recovered […]
Life is busy. Dealing with the minutia of the day-to-day and with what seems like endless commitments, it’s easy to get caught up in the chase and the “doing, doing, doing.” As a result, we often forget to slow down long enough to “smell the roses” so to speak and spend time on a few […]
June 2018 market stats are in for the four major Canadian real estate markets – Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. We are more than half way through 2018 and with Q3 just beginning, we now have substantial historical data to accurately predict where these markets are heading. Take a look at the market updates below. […]
The May 2018 numbers are in for the four major Canadian real estate markets – Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton. For an insightful look at the stats and facts in each of these markets, take a look at the market updates below. Toronto (GTA), ON Welcome to RRI’s May 2018 TREB Real Estate Market Update. There’s […]