As ever, the story on housing prices is best told on a city-by-city basis. Vancouver sales hit a 33-year low in March and the benchmark price fell 7.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis. Sales in Toronto were flat, while prices edged up marginally. February data for other cities showed Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax were down, Winnipeg was up a bit and Ottawa, Montreal and Saint John were strong.But there are national trends that can’t be ignored.
The positive spin on home prices is that mortgage rates have pulled back a bit from recent highs and are still cheap if you judge on a long-term basis. You can still find five-year fixed-rate mortgages around 3 per cent, which is a big help in the expensive markets in and surrounding Toronto and Vancouver.
Another benefit of staying put in the family home is that you don’t need to be a real estate market watcher. You’ll most likely sell your home way in the future because it’s too big a burden and move into a retirement community or long-term care facility. Your move will happen when it happens.
globemoney WELL I GUESS ITS A STRESS FOR 'CHINESE LAUNDERED MONEY IN CANADA HOUSING CASINOS BUSINESS ETC!!', I MEAN CANADIANS CANT AFFORD HOUSING AS IS AND 'LAUNDERED MONEY!'| HAS AFFECTED CANADA ECONOMY SO IF THEY DECIDE TO PULL 'LAUNDERED MONEY OUT OF CANADA' GUESS THEN CANADA'S ECONOMY
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