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The Canadian real estate market in 2025 is filled with uncertainty, influenced by global and domestic economic shifts. From interest rates to housing prices, here are the top seven questions shaping the future of real estate in Canada.

1. What Will Trump’s Presidency Mean for Canadian Housing?

With Donald Trump back in office, geopolitical uncertainty is a major factor impacting Canada's economy and housing market. Potential tariffs on Canadian imports could weaken the Canadian dollar, impact building material costs, and create economic instability, which typically slows real estate...

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) has released its latest insights into the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate market for 2025. Whether you’re a buyer, seller, or investor, staying informed is crucial in today’s dynamic housing market. Here’s what you need to know.

2025 Market Outlook

1️⃣ Home Sales Expected to Rise
TRREB forecasts a total of 76,000 home sales in 2025 – a 12.4% increase from 2024. Lower borrowing costs combined with a steady supply of homes will encourage more buyers to step into the market.

2️⃣ Moderate Price Growth
The average home price is...

Rent-to-own is a unique agreement that offers tenants the opportunity to rent a property with the option to purchase it later. This arrangement is especially appealing for individuals who want to own a home but may not have the financial capacity or creditworthiness to make a traditional home purchase immediately. Let’s explore how rent-to-own works, its benefits, and potential drawbacks.

How Rent-to-Own Works

In a rent-to-own contract, a tenant signs a lease agreement with the landlord, just like a regular rental agreement, but with an added option to buy the property. The tenant agrees...

September 17, 2024

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) welcomes the changes to mortgage rules announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland. TRREB strongly supports the extension of 30-year insured mortgage amortizations to all first-time homebuyers which was limited to first time purchasers of new builds, and increasing the price cap for insured mortgages that applies to those with a down payment of less than 20 per cent. These measures will ensure that mortgages are more affordable and attainable for Canadians, especially first-time homebuyers.

RE/MAX you have made a huge impact in many children’s lives, and today we would like to share Michael’s journey with you. 

Michael, age 5, has an ultra-rare genetic disease called SPG50—a neurodegenerative condition that causes developmental delays, speech impairment, seizures, and progressive paralysis and can be fatal. In 2019, SickKids conducted genome-wide sequencing, leading to his diagnosis. Just three years later, Michael became the first patient ever to receive an individualized gene therapy for SPG50 in a single-patient clinical trial at SickKids. Developing the drug was a feat...

The month of October can be a spooky month, maybe even a scary month with monstrous problems. Yikes!! Well maybe not, but words like that seem to be popping up everywhere as kids and adults alike look forward to Halloween.

In fact, according to the Canada Today, adults spend more on themselves to celebrate Halloween than any other day during the year. I get that. Especially if they want to hang out with the kids to go trick or treating, or to a Halloween party of some kind.

For many homeowners and home buyers though, they are truly scared. Scared to death of how in the world they are...

What is Buy House With Zero Down Payment Program?

A new home ownership program allows qualified buyers to buy a home with a zero or very low down payment.

How to Buy House With Zero Down Payment?