Business
Momentum expected to return to Canada's housing market this spring, tempered by economic anxiety and cautious buyers
Momentum expected to return to Canada's housing market this spring, tempered by economic anxiety ...
About this update from Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nMomentum expected to return to Canada's housing market this spring, tempered by economic anxiety and cautious buyers\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\n\n\nHome prices and sales activity softened in the final quarter of 2025\nFourth quarter highlights:\nIn the fourth quarter of 2025, the national aggregate home price decreased 1.5% year over year.The Greater Montreal Area's aggregate home price increased 4.5% year over year, while the greater Toronto and Vancouver markets recorded declines of 5.7% and 4.1%, respectively, in the fourth quarter.Quebec City recorded the highest year-over-year aggregate price increase (13.2%) among Canada's major regions for the seventh consecutive quarter.Royal LePage® expects spring market activity to rise, but not surge, as buyers re-engage amid reduced borrowing costs and improved housing affordability.TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2026 /CNW/ - While there is optimism for a rebound in the coming months, the Canadian housing market closed out the year with a slight decline. According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Forecast released today, the aggregate1 price of a home in Canada decreased 1.5 per cent year over year to $807,200 in the fourth quarter of 2025. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, the national aggregate home price posted a similar decline of 1.1 per cent, reflecting softer market conditions and persistent buyer caution that weighed on activity during the traditionally active fall season.\n\"Despite subdued activity levels, home prices largely held their ground in the final quarter of 2025,\" said Phil Soper, president and CEO, Royal LePage. \"Economic uncertainty – driven by trade disputes and broader geopolitical tensions – has weighed on consumer c...