In brief: The global housing market is no longer moving in one direction. UBS identifies Zurich and Tokyo as the most vulnerable major markets to a potential bubble, even as prices in several Canadian and European cities have already retreated.The 2026 UBS Global Real...
BTB Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired a single-tenant industrial building in Acheson, Alberta, for C$18.75 million, excluding closing adjustments and transaction expenses. The purchase, announced October 14, marks the Montreal-based trust’s second...
Canada’s real estate industry has sharply lowered its expectations for 2026 home sales, projecting a 5.2% annual decline as higher mortgage rates and renewed inflation concerns threaten to keep buyers sidelined through the final months of the year. The Canadian...
Canada’s homebuilders started more housing at an annualized pace in September, but the headline gain masked an 11% decline in actual starts from a year earlier. The contrast underscores the challenge of reading a volatile monthly construction series as a sign of...
Canada’s resale housing market lost momentum in September as rising fixed mortgage rates pushed buyers back to the sidelines. National home sales fell 2.3% from August, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday, October 16, reversing part of a summer...