{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/sanjaykapoor-ca\/2026\/09\/09\/canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:00:00","slug":"canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Affordability Streak Hits 10 Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sanjay-kapoor\/home-prices-affordability-remotion-videos-fcf4\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>After a decade in real estate, I\u2019ve seen affordability ebb and flow, but Canada has now marked 10 straight quarters where affordability has remained a real challenge. Mortgage rates, which many hoped would ease the pressure, are now expected to hold steady\u2014or potentially rise\u2014over the coming year. That means home prices and income growth are at the forefront of every buyer and seller\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re seeing that slower population growth could help cool housing demand, hopefully stabilizing prices. At the same time, a stronger labour market offers some optimism for household incomes. But as economists point out, real progress on affordability depends on a meaningful moderation in home prices\u2014something I watch closely for every client.<\/p>\n<p>Each market tells its own story: the dynamics in Vancouver and Toronto are a world apart from those in Calgary or Edmonton. My years of experience have taught me how crucial it is to tailor advice to each unique situation, ensuring my clients are equipped with the latest insights and strategies that fit their specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>Trust, hard work, and local knowledge remain my guiding principles as we navigate today\u2019s market together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a decade in real estate, I\u2019ve seen affordability ebb and flow, but Canada has now marked 10 straight quarters where affordability has remained a real challenge. Mortgage rates, which many hoped would ease the pressure, are now expected to hold steady\u2014or potentially rise\u2014over the coming year. That means home prices and income growth are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}