Category: Market Update
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Real-estate firm plans to turn $500M worth of Toronto condo stock into rentals
CBC News May 14 2026. This is a major move by a real-estate investment firm to purchase roughly $500 million worth of unsold Toronto condominium units and convert them into purpose-built rental housing. The company believes many condo developers are struggling to sell units because of high interest rates, weak investor demand, rising construction costs,…
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Canada’s Population Slowdown and Its Impact on Housing and Mortgage Rates
For decades, Canada’s real estate market operated on one powerful assumption: the country’s population would continue growing steadily year after year. That growth helped support housing demand, rental demand, rising property values, new construction, and overall economic expansion. However, recent demographic changes suggest that this long-standing trend may be shifting in a significant way. Canada…
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Toronto Condos 2026: Buyers are still waiting and watching
Despite incentives like Bill C-4, high prices, cheaper resale options, and low buyer confidence are keeping the market slow. R oronto’s condo market in 2026 has reached a historic slowdown, with sales dropping nearly 94% below the 10-year average and virtually no new projects launching. This is happening despite major government efforts like Bill C-4,…
