Viewpoint Market Commentary

2024 Market Overview In the first half of 2024, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) policy interest rate held steady at 5.0% as it continued its fight against high inflation. However, [...]

 Q3 2024 Market Overview  Economic review The Bank of Canada (BoC) implemented two interest rate cuts totalling 50 basis points in Q3’24, bringing its key interest rate to 4.25%. August [...]

Q2 2024 Market Overview In the second quarter, the Bank of Canada (BoC) decreased its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75%. The cut was supported by the [...]

Q1 2024 Commentary and Outlook Throughout the first quarter of 2024, Canadian real estate navigated interest rate uncertainty, a slower economy, and stabilizing inflation as anticipation built for a potential [...]

Equiton Residential Income Fund Trust - Proven Resilience in an Evolving Rental Market It was an undeniably challenging year in Canadian real estate. High interest rates in particular impacted transaction volume, [...]