Post Category: News and Economic Reports
September 13, 2017
Economic News | Teranet-National Bank House Price Index: Negative print for Toronto index in August

OPINION: The recent loosening of the Toronto home resale market translated into Toronto’s HPI dropping in August. In fact, Toronto’s unsmoothed index (see note on methodology next page), which had already dropped in July, fell 4.2% in August (top chart). That being said, Toronto active-listings-to-sales ratio, an indicator of market conditions, turned from being very […]

Post Category: Monthly Reports
September 13, 2017
THE TERANET–NATIONAL BANK HOUSE PRICE INDEX™ POINTS TO A DECLINE IN TORONTO IN AUGUST

In August the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price IndexTM  was up 0.6% from the previous month, less than the average 0.7% gain for August over the 19-year history of the index. The composite index rise was indeed dampened by the 0.4% drop in the market with the largest aggregate property value, namely Toronto. It […]

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August 14, 2017
Economic News | Teranet – National Bank House Price Index: National index still rising in July

OPINION: The recent loosening of the Toronto home resale market was clearly felt on Toronto’s (unsmoothed) subindex for dwellings other than condos, which declined 1.6% from June. Moreover, after seasonal adjustment, this subindex declined 2.2% (see middle table). Based on a survey of real estate boards that we conducted earlier this month, home sales declined […]

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August 14, 2017
THE TERANET-NATIONAL BANK COMPOSITE HOUSE PRICE INDEX™ INDICATES A 2% INCREASE IN THE MONTH OF JULY

In July, the national composite rise was significantly driven by a 2.1% increase in the market with the largest aggregate property value: Toronto. While this looks strong given the current context in the GTA, note that a weakening is occurring in the unsmoothed index for “dwellings other than condos” which is down 1.6%. This abrupt […]

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July 31, 2017
Economic News | NBFM Housing Affordability Monitor – Q2 2017

Q2 2017: The least affordable market in 9 years The worsening of affordability in Q2 was the eighth in a row, the longest run in almost 3 decades. As a result, our national composite is the least affordable since 2008 (top chart). Canadian households have been able to fall back for some time on the […]

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July 12, 2017
Index still rising in June

OPINION: The slowdown in Toronto home prices that is expected to result from the implementation of the Fair Housing Plan by the Ontario government has yet to be seen. But given the effect of the Plan on home sales and listings (middle chart),it should only be a matter of time. In the meantime, home prices […]

Post Category: Monthly Reports
July 12, 2017
Highest June Monthly Rise On Record

In June the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index™ was up 2.6% from the previous month. As with May, it was the largest June rise in the 19-year history of the index and took the composite index to an all-time high, this time for a 17th consecutive month. Home prices were up on the […]

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June 15, 2017
Looking to download the Composite 6 data?

As part of the ongoing evolution of the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index, the Composite 6 index (C6) will no longer be available for public download. The Composite 11 index (C11), which contains the same markets from the C6, as well as the additional markets of Victoria, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Hamilton and Quebec City continues to […]

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June 14, 2017
Largest-ever increase for a month of May

OPINION: The dichotomy of the Canadian residential market is more obvious than ever. The strength of the Canadian market is clearly driven by the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Hamilton, Victoria (top chart) and seven other regions located in the Golden Horseshoe (region surrounding GTA) which are not incorporated in the Composite Index. All these regions […]

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June 14, 2017
Home Prices Up A Record 2.2% In May

In May, the Teranet–National Bank National Composite House Price Index™ was up 2.2% from the previous month, the largest May gain in the 19-year history of the index. This monthly advance took the composite index to an all-time high for a 16th consecutive month. For the first time in 12 months, home prices were up […]