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5/12/2025 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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If you're looking for a rental in Toronto or even an upgrade to a bigger space - now's not a bad time to shop around. ... More

5/9/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Unemployment jumped in April, strengthening the case for a June rate reduction ... More

5/8/2025 | Posted in Rental Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The national average asking rent in April was down year-over-year for the seventh straight month at $2,127, marking a decrease of 2.8%. ... More

5/7/2025 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Empty office space is filling up - but challenges remain for plenty of office types ... More

5/6/2025 | Posted in Home Buyers by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Housing affordability continues to cause distress for potential Canadian homeowners, according to a new CPA Canada-BDO Debt Solutions survey, but the building industry is having ... More

5/6/2025 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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April home sales followed the regular seasonal trend with an increase relative to March. However, total residential transactions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were down ... More

5/5/2025 | Posted in Canada Living by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Prime minister Mark Carney has unveiled a sweeping set of reforms aimed at addressing Canada’s deepening housing crisis, including further limits on immigration and major ... More

5/2/2025 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Some of the lowest fixed mortgage rates have vanished in recent weeks, and lenders are quietly tightening up their variable-rate discounts too. ... More

4/29/2025 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Scotiabank has revised its interest rate forecast, now predicting the Bank of Canada will deliver three cuts in 2026 as the global economy feels the strain of escalating U.S. ... More

4/16/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.75% on Wednesday and unveiled two diverging scenarios for the economy, reflecting the unprecedented uncertainty triggered ... More

4/15/2025 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canadian home sales fell on a month-over-month basis once again in March 2025, as rising tariff turmoil and uncertainty is keeping home buyers on the sidelines. ... More

4/15/2025 | Posted in New Developments by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Housing supply crisis shows little sign of improving ... More

4/7/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Surprise employment figures and trade uncertainty raise odds of another BoC cut within weeks ... More

4/5/2025 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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In an unusual twist in Canada's mortgage market, fixed mortgage rates are on a downward trajectory while variable-rate pricing is tightening. This divergence presents both ... More

4/3/2025 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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GTA REALTORS® reported 5,011 home sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in March 2025 – down by 23.1 per cent compared to March 2024. New listings in the MLS® ... More

4/2/2025 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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CMHC-insured loans for multi-unit rental housing have surged in recent years, driven by high interest rates and federal policies aimed at boosting rental supply. ... More

4/1/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The exposure of the Canadian economy to the US "clouds the entire picture for the housing market," says chief economist ... More

4/1/2025 | Posted in Financial Health by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Despite affordability gains, missed payments hit highest rate since early 2021 ... More

3/31/2025 | Posted in Commercial Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canada’s downtown office vacancy rate marked its first, if slight, improvement since the start of the pandemic according to a recent report. ... More

3/27/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Home prices in Canada are now expected to fall in 2025, as the lingering effects of trade uncertainty, affordability challenges, and weak buyer demand take their toll. ... More

3/27/2025 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Greater Toronto Area (GTA) new home sales remained historically slow in February, marking the lowest ever February on record, the Building Industry and Land Development ... More

3/25/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The central bank is treading carefully on the question of lowering rates again, but it may have no other choice ... More

3/17/2025 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canadian home sales fell sharply from January to February, as home buyers remained on the sidelines in the first full month of the ongoing trade war with the United States. ... More

3/12/2025 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The Bank of Canada cut its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%, its seventh straight cut. While expected, the move comes as the Bank tries to navigate economic uncertainty ... More

3/12/2025 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canada’s banking regulator has flagged mortgage payment shocks as a significant risk to the country’s financial stability, citing the large volume of mortgages set for ... More

3/12/2025 | Posted in Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The central bank has cut rates as Trump's trade war continues - and more reductions could be ahead. ... More

3/11/2025 | Posted in Rental Market by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Average asking rents nationally were down 4.8% year-over-year in February, reaching the lowest level since July 2023. ... More

3/11/2025 | Posted in Home Buyers by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canada’s top banking regulator is considering a new approach to mortgage risk management that could replace the current stress test with stricter rules on how much banks can ... More

3/10/2025 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Interest Rates by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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The Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement arrives on Wednesday in a cloud of uncertainty thanks to a shifting trade war with the United States. ... More

3/5/2025 | Posted in New Developments by Maurice Hyde Real Estate Team
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Canada’s building industry is warning that a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction. ... More


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