Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, all corners of the GTA real estate markets have benefited from households leaving Toronto’s downtown core, in favour of greener, cheaper pastures within a short drive to North America’s fourth-largest city. The York Region real estate market, from Markham to Richmond Hill to Vaughan, has seen prospective…

When you purchase a home, a down payment is typically applied to the purchase price, and the balance is to be paid off over your term of the mortgage. The loan you receive from a lender in order to pay for the house is called a mortgage. Simply put, a mortgage is a legal and…

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market has enjoyed immense activity. But has the growth been equal across the region? In recent years, the Durham Region housing market has joined the boom taking place in neighbouring Toronto. The sizzling conditions have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 public health crisis, with stellar price growth and…

Canadian real estate prices expected to continue rising Rumours of an imminent interest rate hike did not materialize, as the Bank of Canada opted to maintain its benchmark rate at a record-low 0.25 per cent in its scheduled interest rate announcement today. The move (or lack thereof) comes despite soaring inflation and a stronger-than-expected economic recovery….

Considered a market to watch in 2022, the city of Calgary has largely benefited from an influx of prospective out-of-province buyers over the last two calendar years. With housing prices hovering below the national average (and well below prices in larger markets such as Toronto and Vancouver) many first-time homebuyers have been flooding the Calgary…

Immigrants are drawn here in hopes of achieving the Canadian dream, whether it is a higher income or home ownership. This allows them to plant new roots in a nation consistently ranked as one of the top countries in the word, and pass on this wealth to future generations.  Evidently, many families that are arriving…

70 RE/MAX Affiliates Named in “Canada’s 2021 Top 100 Real Estate Professionals” ranking, 32 of the “50 Top-Rated Real Estate Teams in Canada 2021” RE/MAX® has always held that our network is the best in the industry, and now there’s even more proof to that claim. RankMyAgent.com has released its list of Canada’s 2021 Top…