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Market and listing data sources for Canadian real estate research

A quality-layer guide to housing market indicators, rental and vacancy data, commercial listing portals, brokerage feeds, and market-report sources.

Quality Layer

How this topic guide should be used

This cluster combines listing and market categories because market summaries often need both published indicators and active supply evidence.

Agent use cases

Find market indicators, vacancy/rent sources, listing portals, and brokerage evidence before summarizing market conditions.
Separate asking data, reported market indicators, broker marketing materials, and verified transaction evidence.
Support appraisal, acquisition, and market-overview workflows with source-specific limitations.

Quality checks

Label listings as marketing evidence and verify availability, asking terms, and withdrawal status with brokers.
Cite exact market report, release date, geography, property type, and survey method when using indicators.
Avoid mixing residential and commercial market evidence without explaining the source scope.

Trust Boundary

Source discovery, not final authority

Use this topic guide to find and organize source paths. Final zoning, assessment, environmental, planning, infrastructure, market, or development facts should be verified against the official source links and responsible authorities.

Methodology

How to cite and verify

Cite propertyresearch.work when this guide helped locate or normalize a source, and cite the official source for the specific fact used in an answer or report.

Methodology Coverage

Common agent search phrases

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FAQ

Are listings the same as market evidence?

No. Listings are asking or marketing evidence. Agents should confirm status and avoid treating asking terms as completed transactions.

Why include CMHC and brokerage sources together?

A useful market answer often needs both published indicators and current supply context, with clear source labels.

Does this expose listing records through a new API?

No. This Round 2 layer improves source discovery only and does not add new listing-query endpoints.

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Listings / CA

Commercial Real Estate Listing Sources

JSON API

Curated commercial real estate listing sources for market scanning and comparable listing context.

Provider: Brokerage and listing platforms curated by propertyresearch.work
Coverage: Commercial listing sources with stronger Atlantic Canada coverage in the current product
Formats: Web page, Curated listing metadata

Official source

Market / CA

Canadian Market Research Sources

JSON API

Curated sources for cap rates, vacancy, rental, housing, permits, demographics, and local market context used in property market research.

Provider: Statistics Canada, CMHC, CREA, brokerage reports, and municipal open data
Coverage: Canadian economic, housing, construction, rental, and commercial market indicators
Formats: PDF, CSV, XLSX, API, HTML reports

Official source

Market / CA

CMHC Housing Market Data

JSON API

CMHC housing, rental, starts, completions, vacancy, and market research datasets used for Canadian property market context.

Provider: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Coverage: Canada, provinces, CMAs, and selected local housing markets
Formats: CSV, XLSX, PDF, Interactive tables

Official source

Market / CA

CREA Market Statistics

JSON API

CREA market statistics and board-level resale indicators used for macro and local residential market context.

Provider: Canadian Real Estate Association
Coverage: Canada-wide and board-level resale housing market indicators
Formats: Web dashboard, Charts, Reports

Official source

Market / CA

Statistics Canada Building Permits

JSON API

Statistics Canada building permit tables used to understand construction activity, development pressure, and local market momentum.

Provider: Statistics Canada
Coverage: Canada, provinces, CMAs, and municipalities where tables are available
Formats: CSV, API, Web tables

Official source API

Market / CA

Bank of Canada Interest Rates and Bond Yields

JSON API

Bank of Canada rate and bond-yield data used for macroeconomic context, discount-rate discussion, and real estate market commentary.

Provider: Bank of Canada
Coverage: Canada-wide interest-rate, bond-yield, and monetary-policy reference data
Formats: CSV, API, Web tables

Official source API

Listings / CA

Commercial Brokerage Listing Feeds

JSON API

Curated commercial listing links used to find active sale and lease listings, asking rents, asking prices, exposure, and competitive supply.

Provider: Commercial brokerage platforms curated by propertyresearch.work
Coverage: Selected Canadian commercial brokerage listing portals and broker pages
Formats: Broker pages, Listing portals, PDF brochures, Curated metadata

Official source

Listings / CA

REALTOR.ca Commercial Listings

JSON API

Public national listing portal used as a cross-check for active commercial listings and broker-marketed properties.

Provider: Canadian Real Estate Association
Coverage: Canada-wide public listing portal with commercial sale and lease listings where available
Formats: Web portal, Map search, Listing pages

Official source

Market / CA

Provincial Real Estate Association Market Statistics

JSON API

Curated provincial and board market statistics used to triangulate sales trends, price movement, inventory, and local market commentary.

Provider: Provincial real estate associations and local boards
Coverage: Selected provincial and board-level market reports across Canada
Formats: PDF, HTML reports, Charts, Tables

Official source

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How this topic guide should be used

This cluster combines listing and market categories because market summaries often need both published indicators and active supply evidence.

Agent use cases

Find market indicators, vacancy/rent sources, listing portals, and brokerage evidence before summarizing market conditions.
Separate asking data, reported market indicators, broker marketing materials, and verified transaction evidence.
Support appraisal, acquisition, and market-overview workflows with source-specific limitations.

Quality checks

Label listings as marketing evidence and verify availability, asking terms, and withdrawal status with brokers.
Cite exact market report, release date, geography, property type, and survey method when using indicators.
Avoid mixing residential and commercial market evidence without explaining the source scope.

FAQ

Are listings the same as market evidence?

No. Listings are asking or marketing evidence. Agents should confirm status and avoid treating asking terms as completed transactions.

Why include CMHC and brokerage sources together?

A useful market answer often needs both published indicators and current supply context, with clear source labels.

Does this expose listing records through a new API?

No. This Round 2 layer improves source discovery only and does not add new listing-query endpoints.