Time for your cheat sheet on this week\u2019s top stories.<\/p>\n
Canadian Real Estate<\/p>\n
Canadian Home Prices Back To 2016 Levels After Inflation, Still Out of Reach<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Canadian home prices rose\u2014just not in real (inflation-adjusted) terms. BIS data shows home prices in Canada rose 0.78% in Q2 2026, the first increase in a year\u2014though they remain 19.5% below peak. When adjusted to real terms, they slipped again and have fallen nearly 30% since the peak. Home prices are back to 2016 levels after inflation, but affordability isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n Continue Reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian Rents Surged 20%, But the BoC Can\u2019t Explain How It Started<\/a><\/p>\n A new Bank of Canada (BoC) study shows asking rents surged over 20% between Q4 2021 and Q4 2026. The researcher shows that population growth and financing explain most growth over the period. What remains a mystery is the year-over-year surge in rents in early 2020, before the pandemic. Most of this growth is \u201cunexplained,\u201d according to the report. This leaves the question: Did a speculative rental bubble drive policymakers to adopt aggressive population growth?\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue Reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Canada\u2019s International Student Drop Offset By Domestic Surge<\/a><\/p>\n Domestic postsecondary enrollment surged in Canada, offsetting declines in foreign students. StatCan data shows total postsecondary enrollment grew 0.14% (+3.2k) to a record 2.35 million in the 2024\/25 school year. A breakdown shows international students fell 6.9% (-39.6k) after the recent policy changes. However, domestic enrollment saw growth hit a 14-year high, offsetting the drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue Reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian GDP Stalls, But Revisions Add 1 In 10 Dollars of 2026 Growth<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian GDP was flat in July, but the economy got bigger anyway after revisions. StatCan revisions added 0.1% more than reported growth in 2026. The revision is within the agency\u2019s normal tolerance range, and only worth mentioning due to the slow recent growth reported. The revisions represent roughly 1 in 10 dollars added to GDP year to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue Reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n