The ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war is impacting Canada's housing market, with economists warning of significant effects across all economic sectors. The housing market is showing weakness with plummeting sales and price declines, while the stock market experiences extreme volatility with the S&P 500 dropping nearly 19% since early April.
A nationwide 5% drop in housing prices is expected, with major cities like Toronto and Vancouver being most vulnerable
Construction costs have fallen in Toronto and Ottawa, though trade tensions could disrupt this trend
Toronto's March 2025 real estate sales hit their lowest levels since 1995, potentially signalling broader national trends

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The ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war is impacting Canada's housing market, with economists warning of significant effects across all economic sectors. The housing market is showing weakness with plummeting sales and price declines, while the stock market experiences extreme volatility with the S&amp;P 500 dropping nearly 19% since early April.
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<li>A nationwide 5% drop in housing prices is expected, with major cities like Toronto and Vancouver being most vulnerable</li>
<li>Construction costs have fallen in Toronto and Ottawa, though trade tensions could disrupt this trend</li>
<li>Toronto's March 2025 real estate sales hit their lowest levels since 1995, potentially signalling broader national trends</li>
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The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and grow your portfolio.
Show hosts Daniel Foch and Nick Hill bring experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to a real estate investing podcast for Canadians.

The Podcast For Canadian Real Estate Investors.
The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and grow your portfolio. Show hosts Daniel Foch and Nick Hill bring experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to a real estate investing podcast for Canadians.

The Canadian Real Estate Investor

The Podcast For Canadian Real Estate Investors.

The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and grow your portfolio.

Show hosts Daniel Foche and Nick Hill bring experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to a real estate investing podcast for Canadians.

The Podcast For Canadian Real Estate Investors.
The podcast features in depth discussion around investing in real estate, ongoing news in the Canadian real estate market, how to structure deals and grow your portfolio.
Show hosts Daniel Foche and Nick Hill bring experience, fresh takes, well-researched information and entertainment to a real estate investing podcast for Canadians.

Trade War & Stocks Vs. Real Estate 

The most common question in Canadian real estate investing has one real answer: capital is everywhere... you just need to know where to look. Nick and Dan walk through 14 distinct capital sources, from conventional A-lenders, B-lenders, and credit unions to HELOCs, BRRRR, private lenders and MICs, mezzanine debt, joint ventures, VTBs, CMHC MLI Select, Build Canada Homes, and family/network capital. Every source gets honest pros and cons. A reference episode, bookmark it and come back to the segments that apply to your next deal.

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The most common question in Canadian real estate investing has one real answer: capital is everywhere... you just need to know where to look. Nick and Dan walk through 14 distinct capital sources, from conventional A-lenders, B-lenders, and credit unions to HELOCs, BRRRR, private lenders and MICs, mezzanine debt, joint ventures, VTBs, CMHC MLI Select, Build Canada Homes, and family/network capital. Every source gets honest pros and cons. A reference episode, bookmark it and come back to the segments that apply to your next deal.
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Where To Find The Money To Get Real Estate Deals Done

CMHC's 2026 Mortgage Consumer Survey is out, and Dan and I dig into what the numbers actually say about Canadian homeownership right now.

The headlines: 35% of renewers felt financial pressure with payments up $375/month, but default concern dropped from 53% to 39%. 28% of first-time buyers needed a co-signer (54% leaned on parents). 23% got a down payment gift, median $30K. First-time buyers rented 7.6 years before buying. And 16% of researchers are now using AI in their mortgage journey.

The through line: stress isn't collapse, but adaptation isn't health. The Bank of Mom and Dad is now mortgage infrastructure, the path to homeownership is an endurance sport, and the trust layer in mortgage advice is fragmenting fast.

Canadian housing is stressed, adapting, and quietly being reshaped by family balance sheets and AI all at once.

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CMHC's 2026 Mortgage Consumer Survey is out, and Dan and I dig into what the numbers actually say about Canadian homeownership right now.
The headlines: 35% of renewers felt financial pressure with payments up $375/month, but default concern dropped from 53% to 39%. 28% of first-time buyers needed a co-signer (54% leaned on parents). 23% got a down payment gift, median $30K. First-time buyers rented 7.6 years before buying. And 16% of researchers are now using AI in their mortgage journey.
The through line: stress isn't collapse, but adaptation isn't health. The Bank of Mom and Dad is now mortgage infrastructure, the path to homeownership is an endurance sport, and the trust layer in mortgage advice is fragmenting fast.
Canadian housing is stressed, adapting, and quietly being reshaped by family balance sheets and AI all at once.
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The Mortgage Renewal Shock Is Here, But Canadians Still Believe

Nick and Dan break down the one line in the Spring Economic Update that actually matters: Ottawa wants private insurers to cover 5–8 unit buildings, with more flexibility for triplexes and fourplexes. Plus $7B accelerated for the Apartment Construction Loan Program.
The backdrop has flipped — population growth went from 3.2% to -0.2%, rental starts hit 5x the historical average, and asking rents are down ~9% since late 2024.
The core idea: Housing supply doesn't get built when politicians tweet. It gets built when a lender says yes. Legal density is permission, not a home. Policy can reduce friction but cannot repeal math.
The next phase isn't rate shock — it's financing, absorption, and project viability.

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Nick and Dan break down the one line in the Spring Economic Update that actually matters: Ottawa wants private insurers to cover 5&ndash;8 unit buildings, with more flexibility for triplexes and fourplexes. Plus $7B accelerated for the Apartment Construction Loan Program. The backdrop has flipped &mdash; population growth went from 3.2% to -0.2%, rental starts hit 5x the historical average, and asking rents are down ~9% since late 2024. The core idea: Housing supply doesn't get built when politicians tweet. It gets built when a lender says yes. Legal density is permission, not a home. Policy can reduce friction but cannot repeal math. The next phase isn't rate shock &mdash; it's financing, absorption, and project viability.
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