Sustaining the work from home society
Current conventional wisdom has it that the latest wave of home sales is being powered by “move over” and “move up” buyers. These are people who are [...]
Hopes for home ownership stay strong
The desire for home ownership remains strong in Canada. The latest home buying sentiment poll by one of the country’s big banks suggests nearly 60% of Canadians [...]
Household debt creep resumes
In a year where pretty much all things economic and financial have been stood on their heads, here is another anomaly brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. [...]
Signs of a strong market amid economic confusion
Fast moving, ever changing and, often, contradictory information is making it hard to predict what’s coming for the economy. But, a couple of recent reports may be [...]
Expectations remain positive
It appears Canadians’ enthusiasm and optimism about their homes and the housing market remain very resilient. Part three of the “Rapidly Evolving Expectations in the Housing Market” [...]
Canadian consumers’ cautious optimism
Canadians’ confidence in the economy moved back to the optimistic side of the ledger in the third quarter. The Bank of Canada’s latest Canadian Survey of Consumer [...]