{"id":81,"date":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","slug":"canada-housing-faces-trade-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/canada-housing-faces-trade-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Housing Faces Trade Turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sarah-fleming-1\/trade-bond-housing-remotion-videos-25e2\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>It&#039;s been a dynamic time for Canada&#039;s housing market, with national activity dipping around 7% year-over-year and sales down just under 1% month-over-month. These shifts reflect how buyers are weighing broader issues like trade tensions, oil prices, and persistent inflation. With Canadian bond yields climbing, we&#039;re seeing added pressure on fixed mortgage rates\u2014a trend that&#039;s top of mind for anyone considering a move. Still, some industry experts believe late Q3 and Q4 could see a pick-up in activity. The Bank of Canada is holding its policy rate steady for now, and inflation remains close to 3% for the second month running, prompting some economists to point to the potential for rate easing in 2027. For the rest of 2026, the outlook appears stable, with perhaps a minor rate adjustment before cuts are possible as conditions improve. Watch for a US trade deal as a major factor that could drive a stronger rebound. As a Homelife Higher Standards Sales Representative, I make it a priority to keep my clients informed and prepared for changing conditions\u2014especially over the next 6 to 12 months when staying ready may make all the difference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#039;s been a dynamic time for Canada&#039;s housing market, with national activity dipping around 7% year-over-year and sales down just under 1% month-over-month. These shifts reflect how buyers are weighing broader issues like trade tensions, oil prices, and persistent inflation. With Canadian bond yields climbing, we&#039;re seeing added pressure on fixed mortgage rates\u2014a trend that&#039;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":470,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahflemingrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}