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Canadian real estate street view

Over the last few years, investors have played a significant role in the housing boom that has taken place in the Canadian real estate market, especially in the major markets such as Toronto and Vancouver.

Late last year, there was a lot of buzz when it was reported that more than one-quarter of the Ontario real estate market was controlled by investors. Teranet data highlighted that the number of people who owned more than one property in the nation’s most populous province accounted for more than 25 per cent of buyers.

What a difference a decade can make. In 2011, investors represented just a small percentage of overall residential real estate transactions.

But this trend is happening nationwide, too. In Toronto,…

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