Real estate
Lev Golberg: Canada’s housing market is emerging from the downturn, but a rapid recovery is unlikely
Reading Time: 5:53 min
Since April, the market has been showing improvement: the number of resales is rising, supply has stabilized, and prices have either stopped falling or are declining much more slowly.RBC economists…
Lev Golberg: Housing in Canada has become a little more affordable, and Montreal is also in the plus
Reading Time: 4:3 min
In July, buying your own home in most major Canadian cities became a little easier. However, the main role was played not by mortgage rates, but by a decline in…
Lev Golberg: Trade war between Canada and the U.S.: the housing market is once again sinking into uncertainty
Reading Time: 3:40 min
The collapse of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada over the weekend triggered a tariff war that, according to the Trump administration, will be “devastating” for the Canadian economy…
Lev Golberg: a full recovery of the real estate market may take several more years
Reading Time: 2:34 min
Figures released this week by the Canadian Real Estate Association showed that in July, home sales rose by 0.5% compared with the previous month—marking the fourth consecutive month of growth.…
Lev Golberg: it is difficult to insure your home if its electrical wiring is made of aluminum
Reading Time: 2:16 min
A reader wrote to me that it was extremely difficult for him to insure his home, whose electrical wiring is made of aluminum. Why? From 1960 to 1980, aluminum wiring…
Lev Golberg: Greater Montreal’s housing market continued to contract in July 2026
Reading Time: 1:37 min
Greater Montreal’s housing market continued to contract in July 2026: sales fell 10% year over year, while inventory rose 17%, pointing to a shift from a “hot” market to a…