Real estate
Real Estate with Lev Golberg: The Bank of Canada Cannot Solve the Housing Crisis Alone
Reading Time: 8:5 min
The housing affordability problem in Canada has long gone beyond the real estate market itself. According to Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers, the central bank can influence…
Real Estate with Lev Golberg: Will Election Promises Help You Buy a Home in Quebec?
Reading Time: 7:52 min
Housing affordability has become one of the central themes of the current election campaign in Quebec. Virtually all major parties are offering their own ways to help people buy their…
Lev Golberg: Mortgage renewals worry Quebecers less than other Canadians
Reading Time: 3:8 min
Rising living costs, U.S. tariffs and Canada’s countermeasures, a slowing labour market—Canadians have plenty of reasons to worry today. Added to that is the need to renew mortgages; however, according…
How Should Quebec’s Election Promises Help First-Time Homebuyers?
Reading Time: 5:9 min
Quebec’s parties are offering a whole set of measures for those dreaming of buying their first home: from increasing tax credits and tax refunds to help with a down payment.…
Canada’s Housing Market Pauses in Wait-and-See Mode: Sales Fall, Sellers Return
Reading Time: 4:58 min
Canada’s real estate market finished August without any noticeable pickup. Home sales fell by nearly 7% compared with August last year, prices barely changed, and economic uncertainty is pushing buyers…
Will the new generation of Quebecers be able to afford their own home?
Reading Time: 8:60 min
All major political parties in Quebec acknowledge it: the rapid rise in housing costs has put homeownership within reach into question for an entire generation. Ahead of the October 5…