{"id":2883,"date":"2025-02-18T21:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/2025\/02\/18\/canadian-buyers-unfazed-by-sellers-early-jump-into-the-housing-market\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T04:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T04:54:38","slug":"canadian-buyers-unfazed-by-sellers-early-jump-into-the-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/canadian-housing\/monthly-housing-market-update\/canadian-buyers-unfazed-by-sellers-early-jump-into-the-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian buyers unfazed by sellers\u2019 early jump into the housing market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With interest rates coming down and the risk of economic turbulence mounting in the road ahead, it appears many sellers saw an early jump into the housing market as better than waiting until spring when demand traditionally picks up steam.<\/p>\n<p>New listings jumped 11% from December to January nationwide, the largest monthly increase in almost two years. Last month\u2019s tally also surpassed the one-million-unit mark seasonally adjusted and annualized for the third time ever.<\/p>\n<div id=\"everviz--TPxVKikV\" class=\"everviz--TPxVKikV\"><script src=\"https:\/\/app.everviz.com\/inject\/-TPxVKikV\/?v=3\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The influx of supply boosted the inventory of homes for sale in Canada to its highest level since the onset of the pandemic. Therefore, some of the toughest challenges facing buyers in recent years\u2014expensive borrowing costs and lack of supply\u2014are now significantly easing.<\/p>\n<p>But so far, it\u2019s failed to energize home sales. In fact, resales dipped in the past two months with a 3.3% decline in January.<\/p>\n<div id=\"everviz-sVeMf-OoC\" class=\"everviz-sVeMf-OoC\"><script src=\"https:\/\/app.everviz.com\/inject\/sVeMf-OoC\/?v=3\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The market remains on a recovery course with activity running above year ago levels, but the pace is generally sluggish and uneven. Buyers may be worried about making big financial decisions amid heightened economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Broad balance between supply and demand is keeping prices flat overall. The national composite MLS Home Price Index has changed little over the past year. It was up marginally by 0.1% in January from a year ago, but down 0.1% from December. We see this trend persisting in the coming months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"everviz-3OJa6jZSb\" class=\"everviz-3OJa6jZSb\"><script src=\"https:\/\/app.everviz.com\/inject\/3OJa6jZSb\/?v=8\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>However, the situation varies considerably across the country with the main determining factor being prices. Markets with more affordability tend to be busier and properties appreciate more rapidly. Resales in most markets in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and the Prairies are at or above pre-pandemic levels, and prices are rising at mid to high single-digit rates or even faster in some areas like Edmonton, Saint John, Fredericton and St. John\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>The recovery is more tentative in high-priced markets in British Columbia and Ontario. Resales in Vancouver, Lower Mainland B.C., Toronto and other Southern Ontario cities remain well below pre-pandemic levels,  and have been volatile in the past year. Prices are generally flat or down slightly in some market segments such as GTA condos, for example.<\/p>\n<p>We expect diverging trends among the most and least affordable markets to continue.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of tariffs on Canada\u2019s exports to the United States casts a potentially dark shadow over Canada\u2019s housing market. Any economic turbulence arising from tariffs would be felt by participants, whose confidence is critical to the stability of the housing market. Our latest housing market outlook discusses the risks and highlights some of the key themes to watch out for, which will shape how the market performs in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/market-snapshot-jan25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"228\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65913\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"rds-callout-white\" style=\"border: 1px solid #c4c8cc;\">\n<div class=\"rds-gcw\">\n<div class=\"img w-mob-100 download-img\" style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/03\/DL-Blog-Image-Template-housing_download-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64333\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"rds-inline pad-hlf\" style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;\">\n<h4 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