A house that was recently sold in the Toronto area. (Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail)
Toronto’s push to higher home prices leads other cities in April
MLS home price index climbed 5.2 per cent compared with a year ago
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$102,177 over asking sets east end street benchmark
Heavy traffic through renovated Greenwood Park home
U.S. new home sales, prices rise in April
Sales rise more than expected, further evidence the housing market is turning a corner
U.S. housing recovery spells hope for economy
Five-year real-estate slump ends with 3.4-per-cent rise in existing home sales
U.S. housing starts rebound in April, permits fall
Rose more than expected, offering signs of a nascent housing recovery
Vancouver’s real estate swoon deepens
Despite hot demand across Canada, purchasers in B.C. city are backing off and creating a buyers’ market
In condo market, 'bubble chatter' heats up
Crucial markets to watch are Toronto and Vancouver, which could be a canary that flags trouble
New home prices rise 0.3% in March
Most metropolitan areas saw gains
Which Canadian property markets are most at risk?
Housing bear Ben Rabidoux on the fundamentals of Vancouver and Toronto's real estate markets
‘Canadian condo craze' gets crazier
With new data showing a 27.4% surge in building starts of condominiums and apartments, the warnings about a bubble get louder
Housing starts rise on apartment, condo gains
CMHC says seasonally adjusted rate advanced to 244,900 in April, from 214,800 in March
Busy builders unfazed by talk of Toronto condo bubble
City’s unique makeup means more condos – with more bedrooms – are what will be needed to meet demand
Building permits rise 4.7% in March
Increase led by permits for institutional, commercial buildings, mostly in Ontario
Home prices move higher in March
CREA says slowing gains in Vancouver offset by acceleration in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal
Vancouver housing slows to a crawl
Real estate market sees fewest monthly sales in more than 10 years
Budget bill gives bank regulator oversight of CMHC
Mortgage insurer has been under scrutiny
U.S. pending homes sales near two-high
Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes rose solidly in March, suggesting improved spring selling season
U.S. housing struggles to recover
New-home sales off 7% in March, largest decline in a year; home prices also fall
Most home buyers would walk away from bidding war: poll
Survey finds only a quarter of Canadians would willingly get into bidding war, but half would pay 10% above list price
U.S. existing home sales fall 2.6% in March
But signals still mixed as supply tightens, prices inch higher
U.S. housing starts fall, new permits surge
Breaking ground on new homes declines unexpectedly, but permits for future construction rise to the highest level in 3 1/2 years
