Housing

...Experts have been closely watching several indicators that point to rising bubble risks in some housing markets. Further, they are also warning that countries like Canada and New Zealand may be overdue for a correction in housing prices.

This compilation of 7 graphics takes a look at the costs associated with U.S. home ownership and renting.

Experts have been closely watching several indicators that point to rising bubble risks in some housing markets. Earlier this week Bloomberg published results from a new study that tracks four key metrics and this infographic reveals how they apply to the 22 countries covered.

Toronto is still the King of North American real estate development according to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) Crane Index that shows Toronto had 120 active construction cranes in July...[which is] more than twice the number of active construction cranes than the next city on the list. Where does your city rank? Here's the list.

The rate at which Canadian real estate prices have grown dwarfs even the frothiest of U.S. cities. This articles compares the home price growth in Canada's 3 largest cities (Toronto, Vancouver & Montreal) with San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City & Seattle. The findings are amazing, to say the least.

prices continue to rise in most regions of the world, spurred on by historically low interest rates and generally benign credit conditions

Below is a look at the newest S&P/Case Shiller home price data which shows that, on a month-over-month basis, 16 of 20 cities saw home prices gain, with Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Boston seeing declines.

A recent study examined home affordability relative to incomes and found that Canada’s largest markets rank just as highly as the hottest ones in the U.S.. Check out the infographic below to see how U.S. and Canadian markets rank.

Every quarter the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Crown agency in charge of Canadian housing research, publish a report on how real estate fundamentals (interest rates, disposable income, and price acceleration) are looking.They then publish a color graded warning system for real estate. Here’s what they had to say about the country’s largest markets.

Fewer than expected apartment deliveries this year increased competition among existing units, pushing up the national average rent by another 3.1% - the highest monthly increase in 18 months - to $1,412 in August, an all time high.