Housing Market Outlook After Inflation Drop and Potential Interest Rate Cut
Housing Market Impact (Sales and Prices)
The charts above illustrate the potential effects of the drop in inflation and the anticipated interest rate cut on the housing market:
Inflation Rate Trend (July to October): As seen in the first graph, inflation has been steadily declining, from 2.0% in ...
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Announcement by Liberal Government today , 16th September 2024
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Increase in Mo...
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Interest Rate cut & Housing Market
The recent drop in Canada's inflation rate to 2.5%, the lowest since March 2021, has reinforced expectations of a potential interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada in September. For Ontario's housing market, this anticipated rate cut could have several significant impacts.
Impact on Housing Demand
Lower interest rates typically reduce the c...
Canada’s unemployment rate held firm at 6.4 per cent in July amid a relatively steady month in the labour market. Statistics Canada said Friday that total employment was “little changed” last month. Some 2,800 jobs were lost in July, the agency said.
That marks the second consecutive month of job losses for Canada after net 1,400 positions were lost in June. But overall, emp...