Author

Josh Sherman

Josh reports on the Western Canada housing market for Livabl from its Toronto HQ. Since graduating from Humber College’s journalism program in 2014, his work has appeared in numerous publications, including Vice, Toronto Life, Metro Toronto (now StarMetro), Exclaim!, and NOW Magazine. Josh has also interned at Canadian urbanism magazine Spacing and published short fiction in the Great Lakes Review.

Author’s articles

This major forecast for the Canadian housing market just got a lot better

Josh Sherman September 18, 2019

A major real estate industry group has updated its forecast for the Canadian housing market this year and next.
Canadians scared off by stress test are starting to buy homes again

Josh Sherman September 17, 2019

Homebuying activity in Canada is on the rise as the market absorbs the impacts of tougher mortgage rules brought into effect in 2018.
BC’s housing market continues its steady recovery as summer ends

Josh Sherman September 16, 2019

If you need any more convincing that BC’s housing market is turning the corner, August home sales data for the province presents yet another compelling case.
As Canadian rents rise, big landlords are making a killing

Josh Sherman September 13, 2019

Being a landlord or real estate investor in Canada is paying off.
Key Canadian housing markets are recovering, but realtors still say mortgage stress tests are a problem

Josh Sherman September 13, 2019

Surging home sales in the key Canadian housing markets of Toronto and Vancouver aren’t stopping realtors throughout Canada from calling for looser mortgage stress testing that was credited with an earlier cooldown in activity.
The boom continues for one of Canada’s hottest housing markets

Josh Sherman September 12, 2019

And the heat goes on.
These are the most expensive areas for homebuying in Canada

Josh Sherman September 12, 2019

It’s no secret that location can have a huge influence on how a home is priced, and a new report from Century 21 Canada shows just how much homebuyers are willing to pay for property in prime places.
Inside downtown Toronto’s cheapest condo on the market

Josh Sherman September 10, 2019

At a time when even average condos routinely sell for half-a-million dollars in Toronto, a downtown unit priced at $339,000 grabs a lot of attention.
What to expect from Vancouver’s new-home market for the rest of 2019

Josh Sherman September 9, 2019

A wave of condo completions expected before the year’s end could boost home sales in the Lower Mainland, a new report suggests.
Canadian housing market just landed near the bottom of this global ranking, and that’s not a bad thing

Josh Sherman September 6, 2019

A global housing slowdown is taking place, and Canada is nearing the very bottom of it.
Toronto’s detached-home market is making a comeback

Josh Sherman September 6, 2019

While total Toronto home sales surged in August, detached houses regained the crown as the housing type that posted the biggest annual increase.
After brutal winter, Vancouver’s housing market looked ‘normal’ this summer

Josh Sherman September 5, 2019

Vancouver has been a housing market of peaks and valleys in recent years, but this summer has seen real estate conditions even out.
Why these market experts say Canadian interest rates will be cut this fall

Josh Sherman September 4, 2019

A panel of experts says the Bank of Canada’s next move will be a rate cut, and nearly half expect policymakers to pull the trigger before the year’s end.
This big bank economist says Canadian mortgage borrowers have a ‘rare opportunity’

Josh Sherman September 4, 2019

Canada’s mortgage market has been turned upside down, and it’s giving borrowers an uncommon advantage, a new report suggests.
The escalating political conflict in Hong Kong drives overseas interest in Vancouver real estate

Josh Sherman August 28, 2019

As violent protests continue to erupt in Hong Kong over the administrative region’s autonomy and pressures from Mainland China, some Hong Kongers are mulling moves to Canada, which could lead to a noticeable increase in demand for housing in Vancouver.
Stable Canadian housing market to keep the Bank of Canada from slashing interest rates

Josh Sherman August 27, 2019

The Canadian housing market appears to have found its footing, and that’s one reason the Bank of Canada doesn’t need to follow in the footsteps of other central banks as they trim interest rates.