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Rise in Toronto’s Home Building Costs

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Rise in Toronoto’s Home Building Price Even if inflation in Canada has slowed, the price of constructing a new house continues to soar. According to Stat Can, Q1 2023 saw a significant increase in the price of constructing a new house. Instead of slowing down, growth has been picking up steam and is already over five times the inflation objective. In Toronto, the “high rise crane capital of North America,” construction prices have increased by over 9 times the rate of inflation. The price of constructing a home in Canada is rising rapidly Despite the reduction in inflation, Canadian homebuilding costs continue to rise. First quarter 2023 construction costs increased by 1.8% from the previous quarter’s levels. Despite apparently slowing inflation, annual growth has increased to 11.1%. Almost every category of expense has increased. Growth was highest in Conveying Equipment (+4.0%) and Masonry (+4.0%). The Woods, Plastics, and Composites category was the only one to see a decrease (-0.2%), and this was due only to a drop in timber prices. Despite a precipitous decline in recent years, current timber prices remain much above levels predicted by 2020. Home construction costs in Toronto are rising at a rate that is 60% higher than the national average Home construction expenses in the first quarter were relatively high throughout Canada, with Toronto being an exception (+3.2%). Compared to Stat Can’s urban index, it grew at a rate 23 percentage points quicker, well above even Halifax (+2.6%) and Vancouver (+2.3%). Only in Calgary (-0.2%) did prices fall throughout the quarter. Toronto, the construction hub of North America, is expanding at a pace that is causing shortages in the industry. Annual growth exceeded 17.7 percent, about 60 percent greater than the national average, in the city with the most high-rise cranes. Although inflation in Canada has slowed, construction costs, particularly in Toronto, continue to increase. In an extreme case of diseconomies of scale, the country’s rapid population growth has hampered its economic development. Demand is higher than productive capacity, therefore rising costs cannot be offset by increasing production. As a result, the price per unit rises, as can be shown. It’s a risky move for a nation whose economy is 30 percent more reliant on the property market than the United States’ was in 2006. Related posts 11 May 2023 Rise in Toronto’s home building costs 05 May 2023 Toronto and Vancouver Home Prices Rise Like Mortgage Credit Toronto and Vancouver Home Prices Rise Like Mortgage Credit Home prices increased dramatically last month… 29 April 2023 To Avoid Defaults, Canadian Banks Extend Amortisations 35 Years To Avoid Defaults, Canadian Banks Extend Amortisations 35 Years What is Canada’s secret for having… 24 April 2023 Canada’s Cheap Mortgage Credit Drives Real Estate Prices… Again Canada’s Cheap Mortgage Credit Drives Real Estate Prices… Again Everyone in Canada is trying to determine… 14 April 2023 Canada maintains 4.5% interest rate, What’s next Canada maintains 4.5% interest rate, What’s next? The Bank of Canada will reveal its decision on… 11 April 2023 TRREB: GTA Competition increases due to tight market conditions  TRREB: GTA Competition increases due to tight market conditions In March 2023, the Greater Toronto Area… 08 April 2023 Why Canadian Homeowners Aren’t Selling Why Canadian Homeowners Aren’t Selling There hasn’t been the usual rush of vendors at Canada’s…

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Canada hopes to welcome half a million immigrants by 2025, but can the country keep up?

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CANADA HOPES TO WELCOME HALF A MILLION IMMIGRANTS BY 2025, BUT CAN THE COUNTRY KEEP UP?​ Policymakers say increased immigration is needed to boost Canada’s economy and reduce labour shortages, yet population expansion causes growing pains. Canada increased by 700,000 inhabitants in a year, about the same as Mississauga. Canada adds a big city each year. The population has spread, especially to urban areas but also to suburbs and remote communities. They work, learn, and improve their lives here. Canada’s population increased by 285,000, 0.7 per cent, from July to September, the highest increase since Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949. Over the past year, Mississauga, Canada’s seventh-largest city, has gained 700,000 residents. The federal Liberal Party accelerated the trend. Since 2016, the country has expanded nearly twice as fast as its G7 peers. Immigration mostly drives that increase. However, a population surge has growing pains. 220,000 homes were built last year. The greatest ratio since 1991 was 3.2 new inhabitants per home. Most places are losing affordability. The population boom is exacerbating the residential supply-demand gap. Canadian governments struggle to provide fundamental services. Overcrowded hospitals cancel surgeries. Newcomers to Canada have trouble finding family doctors. Cash-strapped cities can’t fix their infrastructure quickly enough. People are fleeing cities due to affordability issues. Teachers, nurses, and construction workers manage those cities. Ottawa accelerates in this tense situation. The federal government wants 500,000 permanent residents in 2025 after admitting 405,000 last year. Only part of the migrant wave: Last count, 1.4 million residents have temporary employment or study visas. Canada is adjusting. Due to rising loan rates and declining profitability, developers are cancelling or postponing home projects. If more homes are required, fewer are built. How immigrants are building jobs in Canada despite challenges Immigrants shield us from the worst political and economic risks. When so many social infrastructure pillars are failing, economists wonder why the federal government will increase service demand. They worry that Ottawa is too focused on immigration targets and not enough on assimilating newcomers. The federal government says increasing immigration solves many of these issues. They want foreign physicians, nurses, and homebuilders. Recent immigrants waited years for entry. They arrive over decades of rising inflation and diminishing economic growth. Skilled immigrants should adjust well. Others are finding the Canadian dream expensive and possibly not what they expected. According to the last census, a narrow majority of new immigrants prefer Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal, but more are moving elsewhere. As migrants flood other cities, prices are rising fast. As per Rentals.ca data, the average rent in Calgary has increased 18% to $1,720 a month. London, Ontario, rose 26%. 21% Halifax. The affordability crisis makes it hard to recruit and retain key workers. Aled ab Iorwerth, deputy chief economist of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., mentioned that large cities face considerable economic risks if housing costs are not controlled. “These cities are becoming pricey, making it harder to attract qualified and even highly-skilled workers.” Huge work awaits. Canada would need to build 3.5 million more houses than planned by 2030 to return affordability to 2003 and 2004 levels, according to CMHC. This year, the federal government pledged billions to double house building over the next decade. Higher borrowing rates kill that plan. Labor is another issue. CMHC reported a shortage of trained labour to build badly needed homes. Shaun Hildebrand, president of real estate firm Urbanation, stated, “Even under more ideal conditions, I don’t think we have the capability to construct at a rate that balances the demand through population increase that we’re witnessing. Related posts. How does a home warranty differ from an insurance policy? Read More Deposit Protection Eases Homebuying Stress Read More Importance of the performance audit Read More How can Home Warranty Guard You Against Unexpected Expenses Read More Canada hopes to welcome half a million immigrants by 2025, but can the country keep up? Read More Canadian Real Estate Prices Fall 30%, Recession Starts: Ox Econ Read More

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Canada housing plans considered vague by BMO

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Canada housing plans considered vague by BMO April 7th witnessed the release of the Canadian budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Through the budget release, the Canadian government promises to enhance the housing conditions by making it more affordable and cost-efficient. The liberal party committed a few key measures, in case of re-election, that they will include a tax-free savings accounts for the first home for residents of Canada falling under the age of 40 years. A second promise is to double the home buyer text credit from $5000 to $10,000 to save on closing costs. The government has made commitments in order to speed up supply with the inclusion of $4 billion of investment in the housing accelerator fund in order to achieve growth in the annual housing supply. The federal government aims at the creation of 100,000 new, middle-class housing by the year 2024-25 and the conversion of void offices into residential components along side affordable build and repair With such eminent promises by the country’s government, came a warning from the economists’ bench. They called the dream of better and affordable housing in today’s market a dream far-fetched. Despite the Canadian Government’s full-fledged on-paper strategy, the economists are skeptical of such a plan and are calling it an impossible strategy or a political agenda that is not efficient enough to conceive itself. The Economists are reluctant to accept this plan and warn the people, who have hope in their eyes, to beware of the ‘extreme’ housing goals and the risks that could drown them with such a housing plan. Economists stand firm on the view that the federal government lacks an understanding of inflation costs that undergoes double home construction and states that the plan is too dismal to turn into reality. Most economists agree that the new housing plan determines the existing supply level to be negligible while dismissing the fact that one in ten dollars of the economic output of the country is spent on building houses. Here are a few economists who shared their opinions along with the reason why they think the new housing policies are the waves of hot air. Stephen Brown, a senior Canada economist at capital economics, feels that this plan is a demand-weighted strategy and that backfire is imminent. He analyses the situation and believes that for a less number of buyers a demand-oriented strategy could work but in the long-run housing will become expensive, dismissing the whale objective of the new plan. A certain Economist at BMO states the following reasons for their disagreement with the flow of the new housing plans – The skilled laborers and materials for the construction are in a shortage supply due to the fixed capacity of the Canadian building industry. If the production was to be doubled it’d result in a significant rate of inflation dismissing the entire goal of the campaign. It’s easier to talk about the zoning changes than to actually implement them in a real off-paper world. The economist warns about a strong political resistance. The federal government’s interference with the municipal committees will result in abuse of power. In the coming few years, Canada is likely to witness a change in its demographic structure. The millennials are currently peaking their demand needs which will result in low demand in the future. Moreover, the second half of the plan if would ever be conceived and implemented will result in housing for none. <br The said economist was also in high disagreement with the Ontario transit-oriented community project and housing plans. BMO economist titled the strategy as a way of pandering to a higher number of votes. In regards to the new housing plans, Brett House- deputy chief economist at Scotiabank believes ‘Policy efforts to stoke demand will only increase prices. All levels of government need to do the hard work together to enable an increased supply of appropriate housing with related services in Canada’s major cities.’ Angelo Melino, a professor at the University of Toronto, feels ‘You can’t improve affordability by subsidizing purchasers. This will just raise the price of the existing housing stock. Affordability requires an increase in the stock of low-cost housing.’ A chunk of economists praises the housing plans devised by the government as an admirable and an ambitious move but question the supply of workers needed to achieve the targets. Doubling production by cutting the extra costs seems like an intangible plan because of the rooted inflation that can devour the economy. Conclusion With such intricate views on one hand and the ambitious promises of the government, one needs to think if they should get their hopes high, think of this as a political agenda, and use their precious votes next time, or is there a grey area that everybody is missing on? The future is the only answer to all these questions and risks and decisions. Related posts. 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The Canadian Blind Bidding Ban Dilemma

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High mortgage rates to overwhelm Canadian housing Canada and The real estate Industry have always walked hand in hand and soared high profits when it came to output. An all-time high housing market burns red with ultimately no sign of cooling down. From 2021 to February 2022 the real estate market in Canada bagged a solid profit because of the purchase of around roughly 552,000 homes. Despite such an increase and heavy profit rate, the real estate industry of Canada is worried about the future market rate of housing in Canada. It has become an ironic situation, with the government promising to double the housing production and cutting the costs to make housing affordable through the release of the fiscal budget meanwhile the market and mortgage rates are hitting an all-time high and are expected to escalate more during near summers. Such a condition really tells that there will not only be a shortage of housing possibilities but also warns about the phase where housing will be available for none. Price hike The end of 2021 concluded around a 19 percent rise in the prices above the borrowing capacity of a median- Canadian household. Such a rate is expected to rise to a 30 percent or more in the near future making housing in Canada a dream far-fetched. The reason for such a hike in pricing is mere because the supply is always low but the demand keeps increasing in the country. Low bank interest rates are just another crackle in the fire that will keep increasing the demand and the mortgage rates along with it. Rising Mortgage Rates The Government of Canada 5 Year Bond closed at the most elevated level in a decade nowadays. Five Year yields are critical to a genuine domain, affecting one of the key contract rates. As a result, Canadians ought to anticipate paying the most elevated contract intrigued in a decade — and these rates are fair getting begun. Bond yields impact the mortgage as well as the interest debt in the real estate industry. The hot red pricing of the 5-year bond yield has become the reason for worry in the estate market because such a bond yield directs the 5 years fixed mortgage. It has been a record, that the Canadian 5-year bond yield has not taken this big a leap since April 2011. Due to such conditions, the Canadian 5-year mortgage rates are also at an all-time high resulting in a 17 percent drop in the buyer estimate. The five-year fixed mortgage was relatively the preferred plan for buyers until a year before but now the buyers will seek new and variable buying options with different ranges of the mortgage. This leaves a gap in the market contributing to higher levels of inflation. Recently the bank hiked 0.5 percent of the interest rates which will invariably result in nothing since the demand soars up but the supply to suffice higher demand is not nearly abundant. A lot of buyers are now indifferent to the price hike since the interest rates are lower even than the pre-pandemic rates. The real estate market will be in a slump as the properties are decreasing and the number of buyers running to buy the estate is high. With this there is the expectation of a solid hike in interest rate which is instigating the buyers to buy in today, colling down an all-time hot-selling real estate market. This would not only result in higher prices and lower demands in the future but also a scarcity of property until the government’s housing plan comes to the rescue in real-time. But is the Government’s housing plan a tangible asset, well the economists say otherwise. An entirely new perspective While the distress of the real estate market is evident Canada’s president Christopher Alexander feels a cooling down of the market won’t happen. In an interview when asked about the rising prices and mortgage rates the Canadian president was heard saying “It will take some froth out, which I think we would all enjoy. But I think the market will adjust demand is still incredibly strong and Canadians really believe in the value of homeownership. So I think that will still continue to see people wanting to buy, just might take them a little bit longer than they had hoped.” Conclusion The fate of housing in Canada is dismal from some perspectives while ambitious from others, the future will only hold the decision of the winning perspective. Related posts. The Canadian Blind Bidding Ban Dilemma by admin123 Hamilton to witness the tallest building: 45 Storey Tower by admin123 Expert’s Reaction to the increasing rates by the Bank of Canada by admin123 Living in Main Floors- A Great matter of importance for Aging Canadians who want a Pleasant Life Ahead by admin123 National home prices historically higher, listings terribly low by admin123 Housing prices kicks off, stuck historically high, but trended lower in January by admin123

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Central banks blamed for majority of global real estate price increase

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Central banks blamed for majority of global real estate price increase What factors are contributing to the rise in global property prices? Well, it’s all about the money. This is a condensed version of the findings from the study conducted by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is known as the central bank for central banks, recently issued a warning the risks to global home prices are being formed. According to the findings of their researchers, the majority of the progress made since 2020 can be attributed to monetary policy. A synchronization risk was created as a result of countries adopting policies that were similar to one another. These risks have the potential to become a significant threat to the economy if higher interest rates and less leverage are not implemented. Gains in Global Real Estate Price are Unusual It appears that the majority of people are under the impression that real estate prices go up when interest rates go down. When the first signs of a recession appeared, it was obvious that this was an excellent time to purchase a house. Before the most recent economic downturn, this was never the situation at all. In the past forty years, when the economy has entered a recession, home prices have followed suit and fallen. The researchers discovered that this decrease, which follows an economic shock, typically lasts for four quarters. Home prices shot up during the pandemic and completely disregarded the slump that was occurring at the same time. The researchers wrote that there was not even a temporary drop, and the tone of their writing almost sounds shocked. In addition, a phenomenon known as credit contraction took place during this most recent economic downturn. Or, more specifically, an insufficient amount of credit contraction. In times of economic hardship, individuals typically cut back on the amount of debt they are carrying. However, rather than taking a step back, central banks poured massive amounts of liquidity into the market. They flooded the market with cheap credit, which led to an increase in the number of liabilities being carried. It’s possible that this was the only recession in history from which households emerged even more financially stretched than before. It would be understating the extent of how unusual this path was for home prices during a recession. Global Home Prices Surged As Easy Money and Investors Flooded The Market According to the study, global real estate prices increased for several reasons. After the caused recession, economies recovered far faster than projected. There were few opportunities to spend your spare money, therefore household savings surged. The financial aid was helpful, but its overuse may have produced a moral hazard. Supply chain constraints are real, and they might contribute to inflation. Even so, none of these factors had much of an impact on housing values when compared to… anyone? Bueller? Bueller? That’s correct, it’s easy money. The idea essentially consisted of flooding the financial sector with cheap and easy debt. Some people made educated guesses at first and didn’t make any modifications until two years afterward. To call it imprecise would be an understatement. Housing demand soared in most Western economies as a result of the cheap money. “Above all, exceptionally easy financing conditions have boosted demand for housing further amid the strong liquid asset positions of households and support from other factors,” the researchers wrote. “Households looking to be owner-occupiers can borrow at historically low nominal and real interest rates. In addition, gross rental yields are well above bond market returns in AEs, turning dwellings into attractive assets, including in the buy-to-let segment,” explains the researchers Cheap loans didn’t merely stimulate owner-occupied home sales, as per the narration. Investors recognized an arbitrage opportunity to take a loan at low rates and transform it into rental yield. It’s an element of yield hunting, a practice that skyrocketed in growth during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) (GFC). Due to low market bond rates, investors were obliged to convert Millennial rent payments into regular payments. Following the 2020 Rate Cut Extravaganza, the investor tendency accelerated. Investors now account for more than a quarter of house sales in countries like Canada. A quick search on TikTok reveals a plethora of popular accounts detailing how to make real estate investments. How could they leave this chance? “The inflation-hedging features of housing may also have had a role,” the BIS says. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this was a popular housing strategy. Some people were fortunate in escaping rising inflation and interest rates. Normalization of inflation quickly turned the bubble into a disaster. Let us now turn our attention to dangers. Synchronization of global real estate prices is usually bad news. Global synchronization of property prices was detected by BIS analysts, which is never a good omen. We’ve discussed synchronization previously, but the point is that it occurs when assets begin to behave similarly. It’s characterized by a non-productive economy with plenty of cash but inadequate parking spaces. Everything inflates when there is so much money that can’t be navigated properly. In this situation, it makes no difference if the home is in a suburb or a city, Vancouver or Poughkeepsie, because values are growing. When it comes to financing, synchronization nearly always equals increased risk. When assets share the same driver, they tend to behave similarly. It’s the polar opposite of diversification, which spreads risk and reduces damage. Synchronization converts an asset group into a cascade of dominoes, each one waiting for the next to fall. “… the international synchronization of house prices has strengthened. More than 60% of house price movements can now be explained by a common global factor. One reason for this much higher synchronization is that the pandemic has been truly global, thus inducing similar policy reactions and flattening yield curves worldwide,” wrote the researchers. In other words, property values in these areas were driven by monetary policy. It wasn’t local characteristics that created

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Inflation will slow Canada’s economy this summer.

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Inflation will slow Canada’s economy this summer. Canada’s hot economy necessitates pumping the brakes. According to RBC Economics’ recent study on inflation, that was the takeaway. Inflation is so high that the world’s central banks have no choice but to raise interest rates aggressively. The new strategy is to bring inflation (and the economy) down quickly by returning interest rates to more normal levels. Summer is expected to be the first sign of the slowdown, which will begin long before inflation has stabilized. Although the Canadian economy appears strong, a decline in demand is expected soon. Artificially low-interest rates have propelled the Canadian economy into overdrive. RBC expects Canada’s GDP will rise at a rate of 0.3 percent in April, which is higher than the initial 0.2 percent estimate from Statistics Canada. This year’s increase in Alberta’s oil production has resulted in an economic boon for the region (and budgets). With data going back to the 1970s, unemployment is at the lowest level ever recorded. All of these macroeconomic indicators are life-or-death for Canada. Even though it doesn’t feel like it, the economy is in fact flourishing While the present economic background appears to be extremely robust, rising interest rates are increasing the cost of debt servicing for Canadians. According to Nathan Janzen, associate chief economist at RBC, “this increase will eventually cause erosion of demand.” Let’s go back to the “artificially low rates” part. The recovery of the economy was aided by the utilization of massive sums of inexpensive capital. Canada, for example, recovered considerably more quickly than projected after the financial crisis. However, even after a full recovery, it didn’t slow down. In fact, low-interest rates are still providing demand stimulus. Low-interest rates raise a difficult question: What do they really represent? Many people think in terms of absolute numbers or comparisons to last year’s results. Some say it’s low by historical standards (it is very low compared this way). According to some, it’s high because it’s above the levels that were witnessed a few years ago. For the most part, analysts focus on the current interest rate with respect to the long-term interest rate target range. When the current interest rate is lower than the final interest rate, we say that we have a low-interest rate. It is predicted that the terminal rate is between 2 and 3 percent, where monetary policy is no longer stimulating. Inflation rises more quickly when the overnight rate is lower than the terminal rate. Helping demand and inflation, Canada’s overnight interest rate currently stands at 1.5 percent. It’s still true. As a result, inflation is on the rise, is it ever on the rise. For the first time since 1983, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at a 7.7% annual rate in May. Historically, the general consensus was that we would never again see interest rates this high under the leadership of modern, technologically advanced central banks. Higher-than-expected inflation now threatens to stifle growth. We’d utilize artificially low-interest rates all the time if there were no consequences. The problem is, that’s not the case at all. When demand exceeds supply, inflation occurs, resulting in higher but unproductive prices. Households often cut back on discretionary expenditure in order to pay for the additional costs. A family’s ability to afford groceries may be improved if they eat out less. The restaurant will have to reduce expenses as a result of the income reduction. In order for the economy to slow down, it has to start with one person. Because of this, Janzen believes that Canada’s central bank will have to raise interest rates even more aggressively in the near future since the CPI rose to 7.7 percent in May. In the same way, boosting interest rates can be used to reduce demand and thereby reduce inflation. As a result, interest payments consume more of a borrower’s discretionary income. There are of course a lot fewer debtors than currency holders. The path of least resistance is to raise the interest rate. As a result, Janzen expects the Fed to use higher interest rates to curb inflation. Bank of Canada (BoC) and US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes are expected to pick up pace, according to RBC’s projection. According to these forecasts, the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points in July. This summer’s demise will be brought on by inflation or increased interest rates. An inflationary recession is less likely if the economy slows as a result of increasing interest rates. That’s a win in a sense. Related posts. 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Highest Inflation in Canada since MC Hammer’s 2 Legit 2 Quit release

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Highest Inflation in Canada since MC Hammer’s 2 Legit 2 Quit release Households in Canada are currently facing the highest level of inflation seen in a whole generation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for the month of April was just released by Statistics Canada (Stats Can). The agency places the recent acceleration, which sent growth to the highest level since the early 1990s, on the shoulders of the need for food and shelter. Although there are those who are predicting that growth has reached its peak, leading analysts on Wall Street do not see this happening in the upcoming report. The inflation rate in Canada has reached 6.8 percent, marking its highest level since 1991. The annual rate of inflation in Canada went up once more, although the rate of increase was lower than in recent months. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at an annual rate of 6.8 percent in April, up just 0.1 points from the previous month. It had the highest read count ever recorded, dating back to September 1991. To put it another way, if you are under the age of 30, you have never witnessed how your cost of living has increased. Inflation in Canada was Driven by the Cost of Food and Shelter During the Past Month According to Stat Can, the majority of the most recent increase can be attributed to increases in the cost of food and housing. Food prices rose by 9.7 percent in April, marking the period since September 1981 during which they have increased at the fastest rate. According to the agency, this marked the fifth consecutive month in which the food component scored more than 5 points. As a result of disruptions in the supply chain, including restrictions on exports, it is not likely to drop anytime soon. The majority of Canadians are aware that the cost of housing is going up, but the increase in CPI is not due to the reason you might think it is. The agency reported that the annual rate of inflation for housing costs reached its highest level since 1983 in the month of April, reaching 7.4 percent. The majority of the increases can be attributed to higher fuel costs, such as those for heating and cooling. The costs of home replacement for homeowners are also climbing at a lofty rate of 13.0 percent, which is a proxy for new homes. “The prior boom in home prices is now aggressively working its way into CPI, with new home prices and “other owned accommodation expenses” (mostly real estate fees) the two single biggest drivers last month,” said Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at BMO. The Next Inflation Report Is Expected to Show Rapid Acceleration In April, the annual growth rate only increased by 0.1 points, which is a tenth of the increase in CPI that was seen in March. Although this may point to a moderation in future expansion, the consensus on Bay Street this morning is not to that effect. BMO Capital Markets issued a warning to its clients that the relatively slow month was just a temporary blip. According to Porter’s explanation, “… this is the relative calm before another downpour in next month’s report, as gasoline prices are tracking a double-digit increase for May alone.” Additionally, the National Bank of Canada (NBF) issued a warning that the tight labour market poses a threat to inflation. According to Matthieu Arseneau, the deputy chief economist at the National Bank of Canada (NBF), “In an environment where the labor market is extremely tight with the unemployment rate at a record low, workers are well-positioned to ask for compensation, which should translate into relatively high inflation in services,” In addition, “For these reasons, the Central Bank must continue its fast-paced process of normalizing interest rates, which are still far too accommodating for the economic situation.” When allowed to continue, high inflation evolves into a problem that is both more extensive and more challenging to address. Once wages start adjusting to the levels of inflation, the potential for “transitory” employment will no longer exist. The general trend is for higher wages to result in higher consumer prices, which can contribute to higher levels of inflation. Getting out of a downward spiral of inflation is extremely challenging, and the top brass at RBC has warned about the issue. Related posts. Expert’s Reaction to the increasing rates by the Bank of Canada by admin123 Living in Main Floors- A Great matter of importance for Aging Canadians who want a Pleasant Life Ahead by admin123 National home prices historically higher, listings terribly low by admin123 Housing prices kicks off, stuck historically high, but trended lower in January by admin123 Soleil Condominiums by Mattamay to beam in Milton by admin123 As home prices rise, Ford wants to approve developments as soon as possible by admin123

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Central banks blamed for majority of global real estate price increase

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Central banks blamed for majority of global real estate price increase What factors are contributing to the rise in global property prices? Well, it’s all about the money. This is a condensed version of the findings from the study conducted by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is known as the central bank for central banks, recently issued a warning the risks to global home prices are being formed. According to the findings of their researchers, the majority of the progress made since 2020 can be attributed to monetary policy. A synchronization risk was created as a result of countries adopting policies that were similar to one another. These risks have the potential to become a significant threat to the economy if higher interest rates and less leverage are not implemented. Gains in Global Real Estate Price are Unusual It appears that the majority of people are under the impression that real estate prices go up when interest rates go down. When the first signs of a recession appeared, it was obvious that this was an excellent time to purchase a house. Before the most recent economic downturn, this was never the situation at all. In the past forty years, when the economy has entered a recession, home prices have followed suit and fallen. The researchers discovered that this decrease, which follows an economic shock, typically lasts for four quarters. Home prices shot up during the pandemic and completely disregarded the slump that was occurring at the same time. The researchers wrote that there was not even a temporary drop, and the tone of their writing almost sounds shocked. In addition, a phenomenon known as credit contraction took place during this most recent economic downturn. Or, more specifically, an insufficient amount of credit contraction. In times of economic hardship, individuals typically cut back on the amount of debt they are carrying. However, rather than taking a step back, central banks poured massive amounts of liquidity into the market. They flooded the market with cheap credit, which led to an increase in the number of liabilities being carried. It’s possible that this was the only recession in history from which households emerged even more financially stretched than before. It would be understating the extent of how unusual this path was for home prices during a recession. Global Home Prices Surged As Easy Money and Investors Flooded The Market According to the study, global real estate prices increased for several reasons. After the caused recession, economies recovered far faster than projected. There were few opportunities to spend your spare money, therefore household savings surged. The financial aid was helpful, but its overuse may have produced a moral hazard. Supply chain constraints are real, and they might contribute to inflation. Even so, none of these factors had much of an impact on housing values when compared to… anyone? Bueller? Bueller? That’s correct, it’s easy money. The idea essentially consisted of flooding the financial sector with cheap and easy debt. Some people made educated guesses at first and didn’t make any modifications until two years afterward. To call it imprecise would be an understatement. Housing demand soared in most Western economies as a result of the cheap money. “Above all, exceptionally easy financing conditions have boosted demand for housing further amid the strong liquid asset positions of households and support from other factors,” the researchers wrote. “Households looking to be owner-occupiers can borrow at historically low nominal and real interest rates. In addition, gross rental yields are well above bond market returns in AEs, turning dwellings into attractive assets, including in the buy-to-let segment,” explains the researchers Cheap loans didn’t merely stimulate owner-occupied home sales, as per the narration. Investors recognized an arbitrage opportunity to take a loan at low rates and transform it into rental yield. It’s an element of yield hunting, a practice that skyrocketed in growth during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) (GFC). Due to low market bond rates, investors were obliged to convert Millennial rent payments into regular payments. Following the 2020 Rate Cut Extravaganza, the investor tendency accelerated. Investors now account for more than a quarter of house sales in countries like Canada. A quick search on TikTok reveals a plethora of popular accounts detailing how to make real estate investments. How could they leave this chance? “The inflation-hedging features of housing may also have had a role,” the BIS says. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, this was a popular housing strategy. Some people were fortunate in escaping rising inflation and interest rates. Normalization of inflation quickly turned the bubble into a disaster. Let us now turn our attention to dangers. Synchronization of global real estate prices is usually bad news. Global synchronization of property prices was detected by BIS analysts, which is never a good omen. We’ve discussed synchronization previously, but the point is that it occurs when assets begin to behave similarly. It’s characterized by a non-productive economy with plenty of cash but inadequate parking spaces. Everything inflates when there is so much money that can’t be navigated properly. In this situation, it makes no difference if the home is in a suburb or a city, Vancouver or Poughkeepsie, because values are growing. When it comes to financing, synchronization nearly always equals increased risk. When assets share the same driver, they tend to behave similarly. It’s the polar opposite of diversification, which spreads risk and reduces damage. Synchronization converts an asset group into a cascade of dominoes, each one waiting for the next to fall. “… the international synchronization of house prices has strengthened. More than 60% of house price movements can now be explained by a common global factor. One reason for this much higher synchronization is that the pandemic has been truly global, thus inducing similar policy reactions and flattening yield curves worldwide,” wrote the researchers. In other words, property values in these areas were driven by monetary policy. It wasn’t local characteristics that created

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Central banks squeezing into bear market

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Central banks squeezing into bear market Inflation that is out of control is a problem for developed economies since they keep making the same mistakes with their monetary policies. As the state of the economy continues to worsen, monetary policy is becoming more restrictive as extra pressures from the outside world are driving inflation to even higher levels. According to the international forecasting agency Oxford Economics, this is the exact reverse of what often takes place. Rate reductions are often used to assist make a soft landing when the economy begins to slow down. They warn that things won’t be the same this time. The company has reduced its projections for future growth, and the downside risks have become even more prominent. The world’s central banks are taking their fight against inflation more seriously, which necessitates a reduction in economic growth. Oxford Economics, a global forecasting agency, has issued a warning that there will be a need to kerb economic development. That is really unfortunate news. The reduction of inflation is receiving significant attention from the world’s central banks, which is encouraging. Even in the absence of other contributing factors, high inflation can bring about a recession because it lowers consumer spending. A mild recession would not compare to the devastation that would be caused by an inflationary recession. When events like this take place, not only does the cost of living go up, but so does the unemployment rate. If central banks are successful in controlling high inflation, they should also be able to control more traditional forms of inflation. The worst form of recessions are ones that are caused by inflation. Ask your grandparents. “Central banks have changed the way that they react to economic conditions, focusing largely on current inflation and its impact on expectations at the expense of future growth,” wrote Innes McFee, Chief Global Economist at Oxford Economics. “Central banks have changed the way that they react to economic conditions.” Both rising interest rates and rising inflation are detrimental to economic growth. As a result of inflation’s negative impact on consumption, more producers who rely on consumer discretion have decreased revenue. At the same time, increased interest rates will lead to a rise in the cost of capital and a reduction in leverage. It’s an unusual combination, and the best-case situation probably involves only a little bit of growth management. The remedy that is being considered is higher interest rates, which would come at the expense of growth. “Their concern right now is that excessive inflation could have an effect on expectations and, as a result, wages, which would further ingrain inflation. This move is the cause for downgrades to our predictions for advanced economies’ growth in the second half of 2022 and 2023, as well as upgrades to our forecasts for policy rates,” he adds. The effect of wealth is about to have the opposite effect, which will be losses. The behavioural observation that individuals spend more money when they have a greater perception of their own wealth is referred to as a wealth effect. If they were able to make a significant amount of money from their stocks or property, even if it was only on paper, they are more at ease with their spending. If and when it happens, we might see a wealth effect in the opposite direction. When this occurs, consumers cease spending out of fear of losing money, and as a result, we see an increase in the percentage of people saving. In the following months, one might anticipate a wealth impact that will work in the opposite direction as inflated valuations fall. The financial advisory firm run by McFee anticipates a decline of 25 percent in global equity prices and a loss of 5 percent in housing prices. Keep in mind that this refers to the increase in housing prices worldwide. The company forecasts that countries with more frothy economies will have considerably greater corrections. Recent projections made in Canada indicate that prices will fall by 24 percent by 2024 and then level off after that. Because higher inefficiencies call for larger remedies, they have issued a warning that the correction might not take place. But in the case of Canada, if property prices continue to rise at this rate, the country runs the risk of triggering a financial crisis. Both the wealth effect backward and inflation will have a large negative impact on global GDP. The McFee model predicts that the reverse wealth effect will cause a reduction in GDP of between 0.3 and 0.6 percentage points. Although not the largest decrease, this is in no way an improvement. Despite the fact that that might be an optimistic stance, the company suggests. Be prepared for downward revisions to the forecasts of global growth. The behaviour of central banks has become less predictable as the fight against inflation has become a higher priority. It was difficult to make an accurate prediction on the outcome of the rate increase of 0.75 points that was being considered. As a consequence of this, the company is unable to make projections on the course of action that policymakers ought to be taking, but rather the course of action that they have presented to the public. McFee anticipates that downward adjustments will increase as central banks continue to take active action against inflation. According to him, “overall, our predictions have been adapting to this new reality,” and in the July forecast round, “we expect to make higher revisions to policy rates and downward revisions to growth.” When an economic cycle has reached its point of maximum expansion, there is both good news and negative news to report. After some initial upheaval, however, interest rates will begin to decline. Because the economy is currently in the mature phase of the cycle, a recession and lower interest rates are virtually certain in the near future. It is generally safe to conclude that the stimulus measures taken during the next recession will not be quite

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Inflation will slow Canada’s economy this summer.

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Inflation will slow Canada’s economy this summer. Canada’s hot economy necessitates pumping the brakes. According to RBC Economics’ recent study on inflation, that was the takeaway. Inflation is so high that the world’s central banks have no choice but to raise interest rates aggressively. The new strategy is to bring inflation (and the economy) down quickly by returning interest rates to more normal levels. Summer is expected to be the first sign of the slowdown, which will begin long before inflation has stabilized. Although the Canadian economy appears strong, a decline in demand is expected soon. Artificially low-interest rates have propelled the Canadian economy into overdrive. RBC expects Canada’s GDP will rise at a rate of 0.3 percent in April, which is higher than the initial 0.2 percent estimate from Statistics Canada. This year’s increase in Alberta’s oil production has resulted in an economic boon for the region (and budgets). With data going back to the 1970s, unemployment is at the lowest level ever recorded. All of these macroeconomic indicators are life-or-death for Canada. Even though it doesn’t feel like it, the economy is in fact flourishing While the present economic background appears to be extremely robust, rising interest rates are increasing the cost of debt servicing for Canadians. According to Nathan Janzen, associate chief economist at RBC, “this increase will eventually cause erosion of demand.” Let’s go back to the “artificially low rates” part. The recovery of the economy was aided by the utilization of massive sums of inexpensive capital. Canada, for example, recovered considerably more quickly than projected after the financial crisis. However, even after a full recovery, it didn’t slow down. In fact, low-interest rates are still providing demand stimulus. Low-interest rates raise a difficult question: What do they really represent? Many people think in terms of absolute numbers or comparisons to last year’s results. Some say it’s low by historical standards (it is very low compared this way). According to some, it’s high because it’s above the levels that were witnessed a few years ago. For the most part, analysts focus on the current interest rate with respect to the long-term interest rate target range. When the current interest rate is lower than the final interest rate, we say that we have a low-interest rate. It is predicted that the terminal rate is between 2 and 3 percent, where monetary policy is no longer stimulating. Inflation rises more quickly when the overnight rate is lower than the terminal rate. Helping demand and inflation, Canada’s overnight interest rate currently stands at 1.5 percent. It’s still true. As a result, inflation is on the rise, is it ever on the rise. For the first time since 1983, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at a 7.7% annual rate in May. Historically, the general consensus was that we would never again see interest rates this high under the leadership of modern, technologically advanced central banks. Higher-than-expected inflation now threatens to stifle growth. We’d utilize artificially low-interest rates all the time if there were no consequences. The problem is, that’s not the case at all. When demand exceeds supply, inflation occurs, resulting in higher but unproductive prices. Households often cut back on discretionary expenditure in order to pay for the additional costs. A family’s ability to afford groceries may be improved if they eat out less. The restaurant will have to reduce expenses as a result of the income reduction. In order for the economy to slow down, it has to start with one person. Because of this, Janzen believes that Canada’s central bank will have to raise interest rates even more aggressively in the near future since the CPI rose to 7.7 percent in May. In the same way, boosting interest rates can be used to reduce demand and thereby reduce inflation. As a result, interest payments consume more of a borrower’s discretionary income. There are of course a lot fewer debtors than currency holders. The path of least resistance is to raise the interest rate. As a result, Janzen expects the Fed to use higher interest rates to curb inflation. Bank of Canada (BoC) and US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes are expected to pick up pace, according to RBC’s projection. According to these forecasts, the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage points in July. This summer’s demise will be brought on by inflation or increased interest rates. An inflationary recession is less likely if the economy slows as a result of increasing interest rates. That’s a win in a sense. Related posts. 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