This week there were three interesting stories regarding the International Student Ban, Housing Crisis Tips, and the Bank of Canada.

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Housing Crisis Tips from Sean Fraser:

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/immigration-part-solution-canada-housing-crisis

International Student Ban:

https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-announces-cap-on-international-student-admissions

https://globalnews.ca/news/10241346/international-student-visas-canada/

Bank of Canada:

https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/01/bank-of-canada-sends-dovish-signals-keeping-mid-year-rate-cut-forecasts-in-play/

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Happy New Year! his week there were three interesting stories regarding the December Market Update, Bond Yields and Real Estate among the G7.

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December Market Update

https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/canadas-housing-market-ended-2023-on-a-stronger-note/

Real Estate Prices among the G7

https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-real-estate-bubble-is-batsht-crazy-compared-to-other-g7s/

Bond Yield Changes

https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/01/big-banks-lower-mortgage-rates-this-week-to-reflect-bond-yield-decline-in-canadaS

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Happy New Year! his week there were three interesting stories regarding: Changes to the Benchmark Price, Mortgage Health, and Market Sentiment

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Benchmark Price:

https://www.zoocasa.com/blog/where-are-home-prices-dropping-most-canada-jan-2023/

Canadian Mortgage Survey:

https://assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/sites/cmhc/professional/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-research/surveys/mortgage-consumer-surveys/survey-results-2023/mcs-ebook-en.pdf?rev=4fbff2a2-2f71-4e16-b5ae-fd137608b6a9&_gl=1*11g8dnw*_ga*MTIxMzY0NDA4MS4xNzA0OTMzMjk1*_ga_CY7T7RT5C4*MTcwNDkzMzI5NS4xLjEuMTcwNDkzMzM0My4xMi4wLjA.*_gcl_au*MzA3MTkwODkuMTcwNDkzMzI5NQ

Market Sentiment:

https://betterdwelling.com/bank-of-canada-may-revive-real-estate-buyer-exuberance-by-spring-bmo/

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Happy New Year! his week there were three interesting stories regarding: Market Forecasts, The Financial Well Being of Mortgage Holders and Canadian Rent Growth.

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2024 Market Forecast:

https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2023/12/2024-housing-market-and-interest-rate-forecasts/

The Financial Well Being of Mortgage Holders

https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/programs/research/financial-well-being-mortgages.html

Canadian Rent Growth:

 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/housing-canada-s-rental-woes-likely-to-persist-in-2024-experts-say-1.2016323

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: Population Growth, November Inflation and the National Housing Market

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Population Growth:

https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-immigration-plan-is-not-viable-in-any-version-of-reality-bmo/

Inflation:

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231219/dq231219a-eng.htm

National Housing Market:

https://wowa.ca/reports/canada-housing-market

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: Wartime Housing, the Affordability Crisis, and Ryan Reynolds.

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Wartime Housing:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10164221/ottawa-pre-approved-housing-plans/

Housing Affordability:

https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-housing-affordability-2nd-worst-in-history-recession-to-follow-bmo/

Ranking for Advice from REMIC:

https://www.mpamag.com/ca/news/general/canadians-trust-a-celebritys-mortgage-advice-more-than-mortgage-brokers-survey/470209

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: CMHC Residential Mortgage Industry Report, the Canadian Mortgage Charter, and changes to Blind Bidding

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Residential Mortgage Industry Report and Equifax Credit Card:

https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-research/research-reports/housing-finance/residential-mortgage-industry-report

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/household-finances/article-consumer-debt-credit-deliquencies-equifax/

Fall Economic Statement (Canadian Mortgage Charter):

https://www.budget.canada.ca/fes-eea/2023/home-accueil-en.html

Changes to Blind Bidding (TRESA):

https://www.orea.com/tresa

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: Population and Housing Completions Canada, 2024 Real Estate Market Predictions, Recession Data and Discounted Recreational Properties.

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Fraser Institute Study on Population and Housing Completions

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/canadas-growing-housing-gap-1972-2022#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20population%20grew%20by,in%20New%20Brunswick%20in%202022.

Market Predictions:

https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-real-estate-prices-to-fall-over-the-next-year-scotiabank/

https://storeys.com/canada-housing-slow-spring-2024-economist/

https://blog.remax.ca/canadian-housing-market-outlook/

Winter Recreational Property Report

https://marketing.rlpnetwork.com/Communications/Royal_LePage_2023_Winter_Recreational_Property_Report_Chart.pdf

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: Short Term Rentals in Canada, Children of Home Owners and Inflation

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STR's in Canada:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2023/11/canadas-housing-action-plan.html

https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/en/things-to-do/short-term-rentals.aspx

Children of Home Owners:

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/46-28-0001/2023001/article/00004-eng.htm

Inflation and Rental Report:

https://rentals.ca/national-rent-report

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231121/dq231121a-eng.htm

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: Canada's aging population, mortgage renewals and national housing statistics.

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Canada's Aging Population:

https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/blog/2023/understanding-impact-senior-households-canada-housing-market

Mortgage Renewals:

https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-mortgage-math-means-crisis-looming

National Statistics:

https://stats.crea.ca/en-CA/

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: foreign buyers, the underused housing tax, and rate cuts from the Bank of Canada.

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Foreign Buyers:

https://globalnews.ca/news/10076350/foreign-buyer-ban-impact-2023/

Underused Housing Tax:

https://betterdwelling.com/canada-hides-its-vacant-home-count-with-last-minute-registration-delay-again/

Rate Cuts:

https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2023/11/market-participants-expect-first-rate-cut-as-early-as-april-2024/

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: negative amortization, farmland and buyer's markets.

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Negative Amortization:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mortgage-negative-amortization-1.6986214

Farmland:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-real-estate-farmland-agriculture-1.7012778

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This week there were three interesting stories regarding: wholesaling, air bnb, and the Bank of Canada.

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Wholesaling:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/cash-for-houses-go-public-1.7003796

Air BnB in BC:

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZf1Si5KyE8

The Bank of Canada:

https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/10/fad-press-release-2023-10-25/

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This week in real estate there were three interesting stories regarding; A Buyer's Market in Toronto, Population Growth of Canada, and Rental Housing.

Join me while I discuss these three stories and click the links below if you'd like to read them for yourself!

Buyers Market:

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/toronto-housing-market-falls-into-buyers-market

Population Growth:

https://betterdwelling.com/canadas-economy-looks-like-a-recession-when-adjusted-for-population-bmo/

Rental Housing:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-feds-unlock-another-20-billion-for-low-cost-rental-construction/

This week in real estate there were three interesting stories regarding; buyers agent commission, first time buyer expectations, and GST on purpose built rentals.

Join me while I discuss these three stories and click the links below if you'd like to read them for yourself!

Buyer's Agent Commission:

https://betterdwelling.com/class-action-against-toronto-real-estate-industry-price-fixing-get-approved/

First Time Buyer Expectations:

https://betterdwelling.com/half-of-canadas-young-adults-gave-up-on-homeownership-mortgage-pros/

GST on Purpose Built Rentals:

https://www.chba.ca/CHBA/News/Removal_of_GST_on_Purpose-Built_Rental_Addresses_Long-Standing_Barrier.aspx

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/freeland-gst-bill-1.6974114

https://djb.com/2023/09/removal-of-gst-on-purpose-built-rentals-in-canada/

Chapters:

00:00 - 00:18 - Intro

00:19 - 05:25 - Buyer Agent Commission

05:26 - 08:51 - First Time Buyers

08:52 - 09:32 - Fixed Rate Mortgages

09:33 - 14:39 - GST on Purpose Built Rentals