On July 24th, 2024, the Bank of Canada announced another welcome interest rate cut of 25 basis points, reducing its target for the overnight rate to 4 ½%, with the Bank rate at 4.75%. As the President and Managing Broker of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Ltd., Jamie Squires shares her insights on how this […]

Summertime Blues The month of June witnessed the first decrease in interest rates in over three years. Despite this favorable economic indicator, there was still a noticeable dip in sales activity and average prices for both single-family homes and townhouses. Surprisingly, the condo sector defied this trend, showing an increase in average value both month-to-month […]

May Anticipation In May, many people were waiting to see what would happen with interest rates in early June. This anticipation led to a drop in overall sales absorptions, which were down 11 to 17 percent compared to May 2023. While multi-family product sales decreased moderately month-to-month, single-family absorptions surprisingly increased by 15% compared to […]

On June 5th, 2024, the Bank of Canada announced a surprising but welcome interest rate cut of 25 basis points, reducing its target for the overnight rate to 4 ¾, with the Bank rate at 5%. As the President and Managing Broker of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing Ltd., Jamie Squires shares her insights on […]