Rachelle Younglai
Rachelle Younglai is a journalist for The Globe and Mail, focusing on Canadian real estate and housing markets. Her reporting often delves into the impacts of economic policies and market trends on housing development and affordability.
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Rachelle Younglai is a real estate reporter who will be answering reader questions on the state of Canada’s preconstruction markets.
Will the preconstruction condo market ever bounce back? Submit a question to our experts
Canada· 2025-09-24
Rachelle Younglai writes about the impact of mortgage delinquency rates on the housing market.
BoC rate decision offers little relief for mortgage renewals and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Aug. 1Canada· 2025-08-04
Rachelle Younglai covers housing and real estate for The Globe.
The benchmark of housing affordability has changed in CanadaCanada· 2025-07-01Rachelle Younglai worked on a project examining Ottawa’s housing programs for low-income Canadians.
The Globe and Mail receives 16 nominations for National Newspaper AwardsCanada· 2025-03-19
Rachelle Younglai writes about the impact of interest rate cuts on prospective homebuyers.
Tariff fears overtake interest rate cuts for new buyers and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Mar. 14Canada· 2025-03-14
Rachelle Younglai discussed the impact of the interest rate cut on homeowners and potential buyers.
Bank of Canada cuts interest rate by quarter-point to 2.75% amid ‘uncertainty’ around Trump tariffsCanada· 2025-03-13
Rachelle Younglai reported that the tariff threats pushed prospective homebuyers to wait on the sidelines for more stability.
Tariff uncertainty leads to lower home sales and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Mar. 7Canada· 2025-03-07
Rachelle Younglai reports on the economic threats from the U.S. affecting the Canadian housing market.
Why some investors are ‘long confusion, short conviction’ in shifting tariff environmentCanada· 2025-03-07
Rachelle Younglai reports on the worsening mortgage woes expected this year.
More Ontarians are missing their mortgage payments and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Feb. 28Canada· 2025-02-28
Rachelle Younglai and James Bradshaw write that the federal Competition Bureau is investigating the use of algorithms to set rent prices across Canada.
Feds investigating use of algorithm to set rental prices and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Feb. 21Canada· 2025-02-21
Rachelle Younglai writes about people who bought preconstruction condos years ago seeing their appraisals come in for less than their original price.
Toronto housing market nervous after tariff threats and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Feb. 14Canada· 2025-02-14
Rachelle Younglai co-wrote an article discussing the impact of looming U.S. tariffs on the Canadian home building industry.
Tariffs, the fragile homebuilding industry and the Home of the Week: Canadian real estate news for the week of Feb. 7Canada· 2025-02-08
