It can be hard to compete when an open house feels like a cage match. It’s enough to make anyone retreat to a rental for a while. Though you may feel stuck right now, you don’t have to be forever. Here’s what to do in the meantime.

The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the Alberta city for September were down nearly 12 per cent compared with the same month last year.

​Buying a home in the Canadian market has never been so unaffordable, as surging interest rates continue to drive ownership costs to record-high levels, according to Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC Economics.

A report by Re/Max Canada forecasts the national average home sale price in Canada will fall 2.2 per cent in the final months of the year.

Royal Bank of Canada is warning that Canadian homebuyers are feeling the heat from the rapid increase in interest rates.

The head of Canada’s main banking-industry regulator said his agency won’t bow to pressure to loosen mortgage-underwriting standards in response to rising interest rates that are boosting homebuying costs.