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Canadian home buyers see affordability slipping away fast

Canadian home buyers see affordability slipping away fast

Canada's housing market isn't as frenzied as it was at the start of this year, yet continues to operate at historically strong levels.
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Pandemic affordability relief was short-lived for Canadian home buyers

Pandemic affordability relief was short-lived for Canadian home buyers

Canada's housing market heated up further in the early months of 2021, driving RBC's affordability measure to its worst level in 31 years.
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Canada’s housing market heat strains affordability

Canada’s housing market heat strains affordability

The housing fever that struck Canada last summer took a widespread, although uneven, toll on affordability across the country in the fourth quarter.
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Historic Housing Market Rally Made It Less Affordable to Own a Property in Canada

Historic Housing Market Rally Made It Less Affordable to Own a Property in Canada

The pandemic tremendously disrupted Canada's housing market but hasn't destroyed activity as spring transactions shifted to the summer and fall.
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Pandemic Distorts Canada’s Housing Affordability Picture

Pandemic Distorts Canada’s Housing Affordability Picture

A surge in Canadian household income was the main factor in improving housing affordability, finds RBC Economics in its latest Housing Trends and...
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Recent Housing Affordability Loss May Prove Temporary

Recent Housing Affordability Loss May Prove Temporary

Canadian housing affordability could improve as home prices fall and interest rates lower, finds RBC Economics in its latest Housing Trends and...
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A Tough but Temporary Blow to Canada’s Housing Market

A Tough but Temporary Blow to Canada’s Housing Market

Canada's housing market will slow to a crawl this spring, finds RBC Economics in its latest Housing Trends and Affordability report.
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