{"id":3018,"date":"2023-05-16T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianlending.ca\/brokers\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2023-05-18T12:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T16:14:49","slug":"housing-market-rebounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.canadianlending.ca\/brokers\/housing-market-rebounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Market Rebounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CREA<\/span> reported<\/span><\/a> a jump in existing home sales of 11.3% (in seasonally adjusted terms) from March. While sales were still down almost 20% from a year ago, activity is moving closer to pre-pandemic levels. The ratio of sales to new listings shot higher to 70.2%, with activity in the B.C. Lower Mainland and Greater Toronto Area (GTA) reflective of a seller\u2019s market. With supply being constrained, months of inventory fell to 3.3, tighter than the long-term average of five months.<\/span><\/p>\n With demand overwhelming listings, prices strengthened after a 16% national correction. The Aggregate Composite MLS Home Price Index (HPI) rose 1.6% month-over-month, following small gains in February and March. Prices as measured by HPI are down 12.3% year-over-year, with most cities still well down from a year ago. Prices for Calgary, St. John’s and Saskatoon have run counter to this downward trend. The actual (not seasonally adjusted) national average sale price is now down by only 3.9% year-over-year nationally, as more expensive homes are coming back onto the market.<\/span><\/p>\n