by Trish Condo | Mar 2, 2026 | Home Selling
The playbook for selling a home has changed fast. Buyers have more options, more leverage, and they are using it. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), active listings on Canadian MLS® Systems were up 7.4% year-over-year at the end of 2025.1 At...
by Trish Condo | Feb 2, 2026 | Buying a House
When many new Canadian homebuyers calculate whether they can afford a new home, they focus almost exclusively on one number: the monthly mortgage payment. It’s the figure lenders use for the mortgage stress test, the number real estate agents discuss during...
by Trish Condo | Jan 2, 2026 | Buying a House, Home Selling, Market Update
Will 2026 be the year Canadian buyers stop waiting? Most major housing forecasters believe activity will finally pick up after two muted years, but expectations vary on how strong that rebound will be and where it will show up first. After a sluggish and uncertain...
by Trish Condo | Dec 1, 2025 | Buying a House, Selling a Home
Timing isn’t everything in real estate, but it can still be the difference between saving real money or paying a premium, selling in 30 days or sitting for three months, and negotiating from a position of strength or uncertainty. As we look toward 2026, that timing...
by Trish Condo | Nov 3, 2025 | Buying a House
For millions of Canadians, the home-search journey often starts on REALTOR.ca—Canada’s largest real estate platform—and continues across consumer portals and brokerage sites. Along the way, many homeowners encounter online valuation widgets (AVMs) from data apps...
