Housing Market Activity Picked Up Again in July As New Listings Slowed and Prices Ticked Up For the First Time in Almost Two Years According to data released this morning by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the Canadian housing market continued to improve in July. Home sales increased month-over-month (m/m) by 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive monthly gain. Shaun Cathcart, […]
Canadian CPI Inflation Edges Up to 3.0% in July, While Core Inflation Remains Below Its 2% Target The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.0% y/y in July, following the June gain of 2.8%. The inflation uptick was caused by higher gasoline prices and a rise in the cost of travel tours. Slowing the faster price growth was the deceleration in […]
So Much For Recession Worries, The July Jobs Report For Canada Was A Blockbuster Surprisingly strong employment gains in July confirm the economy is recovering from its Q4-’25 to Q1-’26 weakness. This is consistent with the strong July GDP figures, which point to 3.8% growth in the second quarter following a -1.0% dip in Q1. Canadian employment defied the bears […]
Dr. Sherry Cooper joined Dominion Lending Centres and DLCG Mortgage Group President, Eddy Cocciollo, for In Conversation to discuss the latest updates from the Bank of Canada as of July 15, 2026.
Housing Market Momentum Persists in June, and the Bank of Canada Held Rates Steady Canada’s housing market gained meaningful momentum in May and June. The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems edged up a further 0.5% on a month-over-month basis in June 2026. This builds on the 5.5% jump recorded in May and the 0.9% increase in April, […]