Monday, 24 December 2012

The Real Estate market in Canada



Global Economic Impacts on the Toronto are defined through the rates of interest we pay on loans for credit cards and mortgages. When there is global uncertainty regarding the economic conditions, the Bank of Canada has to lower interest rates here in Canada to prevent us from going into recession, this has a dual impact of also heating up our home building sector. Which the Bank of Canada wants to keep cool, as it believes Canadians are deeply in debt as it is.

 However, I believe that the Bank of Canada has the wrong approach when dealing with the Toronto Condo market, and it’s heavy handed attacks on Toronto negatively impact communities outside Toronto, that are looking at ways to kick start their economies. This is particular and true in Western Canada with a red hot economy, and the Atlantic Canada region where the economy is not hot, and even shrinking, yet the Bank of Canada makes it harder for people to buy homes, who can barely afford homes in the first place. 


Condo Sales Down 7% from Historic Average for November 2012


RealNet.ca stated that condo sales in the GTA were down just 7% in November, from their historic average compared to the long term sales of condos in the GTA. However compared to last year, which was a record year for condos, sales were down 59%. Although last year one must remember that there were a record 28,0000 condo sales in the Toronto area for the year. Condo Sales in the GTA were raised by the almost sellout performance of Tridel's Ten York development which has rocked the condo community back into action with it's sales performance. They sold 85% of the 694 units they made available to the public upon release of the development

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