A growing population has boosted spending and the housing market but could help tame wage inflation, reports say
Rating agency revises forecast for housing market in Canada, among others
Extending amortization may serve to drive prices higher
Lack of purpose-built rentals remains a major challenge
CREA data suggest a marked shift away from sluggish sales and slumping prices
Population growth may be interfering with the BoC's efforts by propping up demand in the housing market
Canada, Germany and Australia lead decline in real prices, BIS reports
Strong inflation data coupled with housing market rebound makes case for more BoC tightening
April's average price tumbled 7.8% from a year ago, but was still roughly 4% higher than the March average.
Housing market, bank liquidity and the commercial real estate sector top the regulator's list of concerns