After exploding during the pandemic, rents are falling across Canada, to a 17-month low at the end of the December. The forecast for the housing market is heating up after a chilly 2024, so what does it mean for the buy versus rent conundrum? Amanda Lang speaks with Shaun Cathcart, chief economist with the Canadian Real Estate Association and Daniel Foch, Chief Real Estate Officer with Valery.ca for their insights on the market January 17, 2025 at 12:13PM EST   [read more]

Daniel Foch is the Chief Real Estate Officer at Valery.ca, and Host of Canada’s #1 real estate podcast. As co-founder of The Habistat, the onboard data science platform for TRREB & Proptx, he helped the real estate industry to become more transparent, using real-time housing market data to inform decision making for key stakeholders. With over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, Daniel has advised a broad spectrum of real estate market participants, from 3 levels of... [read more]

Originally posted on valery.ca - https://valery.ca/blog/trreb-market-watch-november-2024/  The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate market is beginning to show signs of renewed energy, though the picture remains uncertain. According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s latest Market Watch report for Toronto housing market, a 40.1% year-over-year increase in home sales stands out as a strong indicator of recovery. Yet, beneath this figure lies a market characterized... [read more]

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The role of home ownership in asset allocation CIO Daily Updates by Chief Investment Office01 Oct 2020 Thought of the day The specter of a global recession has haunted housing markets for years. For a vast majority of households, housing is a crucial stepping stone on the path to reaching their financial lifetime goals and an important vehicle for passing on wealth to later generations. As such, housing is an important component in the... [read more]