Advertisement
Canada markets open in 5 hours 36 minutes
  • S&P/TSX

    22,375.83
    +116.63 (+0.52%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,214.08
    +26.41 (+0.51%)
     
  • DOW

    39,387.76
    +331.36 (+0.85%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7310
    -0.0001 (-0.02%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    79.74
    +0.48 (+0.61%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    86,405.88
    +2,711.20 (+3.24%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,357.82
    -0.19 (-0.01%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,373.50
    +33.20 (+1.42%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,073.63
    +18.49 (+0.90%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.4490
    -0.0430 (-0.96%)
     
  • NASDAQ futures

    18,256.25
    +41.75 (+0.23%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    12.77
    +0.08 (+0.63%)
     
  • FTSE

    8,420.39
    +39.04 (+0.47%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,229.11
    +155.13 (+0.41%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6776
    -0.0002 (-0.03%)
     

If you can’t find an affordable home, here’s why

Home prices are back up, but there’s one notable oddity in the housing market these days: starter homes and lower-priced properties are surprisingly hard to come by in many markets. What gives? Trulia chief economist Ralph McLaughlin explains.