{"id":7311,"date":"2026-02-18T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/?p=7311"},"modified":"2026-04-03T00:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T00:01:28","slug":"canadian-homebuyers-get-cold-feet-sellers-out-in-force-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/economics\/canadian-analysis\/canadian-housing\/monthly-housing-market-update\/canadian-homebuyers-get-cold-feet-sellers-out-in-force-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian homebuyers get cold feet, sellers out in force in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>What is traditionally a quiet time of year in Canada\u2019s housing market was especially subdued in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month was the second weakest start to a year since the global financial crisis with home resales falling 5.8% from December, and a steep 16.2% from January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclement winter weather (including a major snowstorm hitting Ontario and frigid temperatures in other parts of the country) likely exaggerated the softness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, signs of buyer hesitation have been visible since fall when an emerging recovery stalled in the face of persistent affordability challenges, economic uncertainty, and slack in the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-ZSdifJc0U\" class=\"everviz-ZSdifJc0U\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d22a41c2041adb241c10bcac2f656fba\" id=\"h-sellers-braved-the-elements\">Sellers braved the elements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps, more noteworthy is the fact sellers didn\u2019t seem bothered by weather disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More put homes for sale, boosting new listings by 7.3% from December across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This added more inventory for buyers to choose from. Active listings climbed 4.5% from a year ago with larger increases in Ontario and British Columbia where activity has slumped the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-BH9RVEUZx\" class=\"everviz-BH9RVEUZx\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8c4699ecd72cde405c0dc1b1c28a043\" id=\"h-home-prices-fall-at-accelerated-pace\">Home prices fall at accelerated pace<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Buyers are using stronger bargaining position to extract price concessions. That resulted in the national composite MLS Home Price Index falling 0.9% from December\u2014representing the 14<sup>th<\/sup> straight monthly drop and steepest since late-2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario and B.C. account for most of the price weakness in the country, and saw the depreciating trend accelerate in January. Annual decline in the MLS HPI reached -7% in Ontario (compared to -5.7% in December), and -4.9% in B.C. (-4% the previous month).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto (-8.1%) and Vancouver (-5.7%) experienced significant depreciation in the past year though smaller markets like Hamilton (-9.8%), Kitchener-Waterloo (-9.2%), London (-8.4%), Niagara region (-8.3%) and Fraser Valley (-7.1%) recorded larger declines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Downward prices are also present in Alberta where the MLS HPI fell 3.2% and 0.5% from a year ago in Calgary and Edmonton, respectively. A wave of supply has played a big role in the provincial market story since the start of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"everviz-uDJtMjFDY\" class=\"everviz-uDJtMjFDY\" data-view=\"graph\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-light-grey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bdd15d11305e7fcc6da117316394c38f\" id=\"h-most-regions-outside-ontario-and-b-c-holding-up\">Most regions outside Ontario and B.C. holding up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing market conditions elsewhere generally remain balanced despite softening somewhat in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home prices continued to rise in Regina (5.5% from a year ago), Saskatoon (4.3%), Winnipeg (5.6%), Montreal (5.7%), Quebec City (14.8%), Moncton (11.8%), Fredericton (3.1%) and St. John\u2019s (9.3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MLS HPI, however, is now below where it was a year ago in Ottawa (-1.9%), Saint John (-3.7%) and Halifax (-0.7%), mainly due to sharp increases in listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rbc-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-705ea292c19c0a1bec80d4f345240bcf\" id=\"h-gradual-uneven-recovery-remains-our-base-case-scenario\">Gradual, uneven recovery remains our base case scenario<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We expect the housing market recovery to get back on track once weather disruptions subside, and as confidence rebuilds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past interest rate cuts, brightening job prospects and improving affordability will help unlock some pent-up demand that has accumulated in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, this is poised to be a gradual process with diverging regional trends persisting through most of 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