Real estate data

Canada's leading cause of inflation in housing grew 1.2% in Q4 2024, with strong growth in NFLD, NS, and NB

Labor productivity flat so far in 2025

GDP-per worker continued to trend lower in 2025, sitting around 2017 levels

Real estate as a percentage of economy continued to hover around 20.5% in 2025

Interest rate data

Nearly 1.6m Canadians were unemployed in May

Real estate data

Housing under construction largely flat so far in 2025

Real estate data

Bank mortgage growth has decelerated heavily amid tariff war in 2025

Banking data

Variable rate mortgage issuance grew +500% y/y in March

Interest rates

Bank of Canada lowers rate to 2.25% amid tariff war, no policy response

Sustainability

Do our banking policies make sense in a world of shrinking supply?

Real estate data

New home prices find support as bank mortgage balances return above 3% growth

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Canadian housing prices likely to contract on annualized basis in 2023 - report

New home prices ended 2023 down on annual basis, with bank mortgages growing below 3%