The Canadian Real Estate Investor

CREA says home sales jumped 5.5% in May, but that "comeback" deserves a closer look. The seasonally adjusted bounce was real, yet actual sales were still 5.1% below last May, itself one of the weakest years in two decades. We break down why a strong monthly percentage can hide a market sitting near a 20-year low.
The real story underneath: Canada has split into two housing markets. Ontario and B.C. remain below their January 2022 peaks (down 16.1% and 9.1%), while New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and much of the country sit near record highs. One national press release, two completely different realities.
We dig into why supply is tightening faster than prices are recovering, the gap between more buyers and more qualified buyers, and what would confirm a durable turn, plus a practical playbook for buyers, sellers, and agents.
The question we leave you with: Are Ontario and B.C. showing the rest of Canada where prices are headed, or is the rest of Canada showing them what recovery looks like?
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A 2026 guide to which home renovations actually return money for Canadian investors and homeowners. Walks through the big four (kitchens, bathrooms, basement suites, garden/laneway suites) with three-tier pricing across five cities, then covers the quiet high-ROI wins (paint, doors, flooring), the regret list (pools, smart homes, bedroom conversions), and the investor math, BRRRR, rental uplift, financing programs, and CRA capital-vs-current rules.
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***Correction: KV Capital's ~$961M AUM as of June 2026 represents capital deployed across lending and investment strategies on behalf of investors, not real estate asset holdings.***
Nick Hill and Daniel Foch are joined by Jesse Warwa, Senior Director of Origination at KV Capital, an Edmonton-headquartered, vertically integrated real estate firm. With nearly two decades in commercial real estate finance, Jesse breaks down what's driving Alberta's investment market, and why "Alberta is calling" is more than a slogan.
The conversation covers Edmonton's affordability edge , why steady supply has created a stable, cash-flow-oriented market, and the eastern capital now moving into the prairies. Jesse also demystifies CMHC financing, real timelines, the hoops, and why "5% down" headlines mislead, while stressing the fundamentals that separate winners from cautionary tales: nail your investment thesis, build the right power team, and underwrite with discipline using real numbers.
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A new Bank of Canada staff paper tracked 9 million mortgage holders and found that mortgage delinquency has a warning signal, and it starts about two years before the missed payment, on credit cards and lines of credit, not the mortgage. We break down the two-year timeline, why households protect the mortgage until everything else breaks, and what it means for buyers, investors, lenders, and anyone underwriting Canadian real estate. The takeaway: by the time mortgage arrears spike, the stress has been building for months, so watch the rest of the balance sheet.
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Statistics Canada just confirmed two consecutive quarters of negative annualized GDP. But half the country's economists say it doesn't count, the Prime Minister calls it "settling in," and the Bank of Canada is signaling the next move might be a hike, not a cut. We break down what the print actually said, why gold imports and frozen housing turnover are doing most of the damage, and what every Canadian real estate investor needs to do before the June 10th BoC decision.
Inside: the three lenses on whether this is a "real" recession, why fixed mortgage rates have a floor (not a ceiling), and the five things you should NOT do in this market.
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