There’s a significant shift happening in Canada — and it’s between the renter population and the homeowner population. While the number of homeowners in Canada is growing at 8.4%, the renter population is growing at 21.5%, more than double the rate, according to Statistics Canada data that was published this week.
Pandemic Home Buyers Did Not Panic Buy, Canadian Survey Finds Most people have probably come away from COVID-19 with a few purchases they now question, but for Canadian homebuyers who purchased a home during the pandemic, that home wasn’t one of them, at least that’s according to a new survey that found 63% of home buyers have no regrets. When surveyed about the reasons behind their decision to purchase, the most-selected response was 53% needed more space. Second was being tired of renting (43%), followed by the investment opportunity (28%), and a lifestyle change (26%).
Housing markets are unique for their location, type, quality, and size, so a decline in the average housing price is different from a decline in the price of an average house, which sometimes makes it difficult to decide whether it’s the right time to buy or sell. Adding to the confusion is that some metrics suggest prices are falling and others show an increase, though, overall, housing sales are down significantly compared to the peak activity in February, while average prices are down to a lesser extent.