Market Data

How to Read the ‘Investors Are Selling’ Signal in the GTA Condo Market

When more ex-rental condos hit the resale market, what is it signalling? A durable framework to read months of inventory, new listings vs sales, and recently-leased share, and what it means for buyers and tenants.

How to Read MLS Listing Statuses: What Sold, Sold Conditional, Terminated and Expired Actually Mean

A plain-English guide to MLS listing statuses on TRREB, realtor.ca and HouseSigma: New, Sold, Sold Conditional, Suspended, Terminated, Expired and more. What separates Sold Conditional from Sold Firm, why a Terminated-then-relisted home is a red flag, and how buyers and sellers should read days on market (DOM).

Toronto’s Fourplex Rules: As-of-Right Multiplexes, Garden Suites and the Missing Middle

Toronto's multiplex rules allow up to four units citywide. According to the City of Toronto, By-law 474-2023 (May 2023) permits multiplexes as-of-right in all residential areas. Provincially, Bill 23 (2022) guarantees three units and waives development charges on the 2nd and 3rd. Here's how fourplexes, the sixplex pilot, garden suites and the rules affect owners.

GTA Condo Market 2026: Has Spring Arrived? Let the Latest TRREB Data Speak

Is the GTA condo market recovering in 2026? According to TRREB (Q1 2026), the average condo apartment price was $618,484, down 9.1% year-over-year, with sales down 11.3%. Oversupply, falling rents and a 2.25% policy rate define the market. Here's the honest read for end-users and investors — no hype.

How Ontario Property Tax Is Actually Assessed: MPAC, the 2016 Freeze, and Your Tax Bill

How is Ontario property tax assessed? A plain-English explainer on MPAC, why assessed values are still frozen on a 2016 base year (According to MPAC, an August 16, 2023 regulation extended the postponement through the 2021-2024 cycle), why assessed value isn't market value, and how value x tax rate produces your bill.

Why Brampton Home Prices Fell Harder Than the Rest of the GTA

Why has Brampton lagged and corrected deeper than the GTA? According to TRREB and Globe/Equifax data, Brampton leads big cities in mortgage delinquency. This breaks down stretched debt, a detached-heavy mix, investor and new-build supply, and jobs — with practical takeaways for Brampton buyers and owners.

“High Rates” Then vs. Now: How 2008 and Today Are Genuinely Different

A balanced comparison of Canada’s 2007–2012 and 2022–2026 rate cycles. According to Bank of Canada, the policy rate ran from 0.25% in 2009 to a ~5% peak in 2023, then back to 2.25% by June 2026. What truly differs now: household debt, price-to-income, and a mortgage renewal wall — and what it means for GTA buyers and owners.

What the GTA Rental Vacancy Rate Actually Tells You About the Market

The rental vacancy rate is the clearest gauge of how tight the GTA rental market is. Learn what CMHC's vacancy rate measures, why ~3% is 'balanced', Toronto's latest figure (about 3.0% in 2025), and what rising vacancy signals for renters vs landlords.