{"id":134,"date":"2026-11-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/sanjaykapoor-ca\/?p=134"},"modified":"2026-11-13T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:00:00","slug":"canada-homes-get-slightly-more-affordable-wasagabeachhomes-collingwoodhomes-thornburyhomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/2026\/11\/13\/canada-homes-get-slightly-more-affordable-wasagabeachhomes-collingwoodhomes-thornburyhomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Homes Get Slightly More Affordable | #wasagabeachhomes #collingwoodhomes #thornburyhomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sanjay-kapoor\/affordability-inches-up-in-canadas-housing-market-remotion-videos-f979\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>It\u2019s encouraging to see a slight improvement in housing affordability across Canada this past quarter\u2014ownership costs reached about 53% of median household income by late Q2, nudging down by around 0.5 points nationwide. While the numbers show only a modest easing, it\u2019s a welcome shift for anyone weighing their next move. Most of this change comes from stable home prices, rather than any dramatic reset, so the impact varies by city. Vancouver and Toronto saw the biggest drops in costs, but cities like Regina, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg actually experienced small price increases, reminding us that no two markets move in lockstep.<\/p>\n<p>In Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton held steady with slight easing, though both remain above their long-term affordability averages\u2014buyers there still feel the pressure. Even in Edmonton, which continues to rank among the most affordable major markets, affordability challenges persist and can keep some folks on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Having guided buyers through all kinds of markets here in Wasaga Beach, I know just how personal these numbers become. Every community has its own story behind the data. If you\u2019re sorting through the possibilities, you deserve advice grounded in real experience and a clear reading of what\u2019s happening on the ground.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s encouraging to see a slight improvement in housing affordability across Canada this past quarter\u2014ownership costs reached about 53% of median household income by late Q2, nudging down by around 0.5 points nationwide. While the numbers show only a modest easing, it\u2019s a welcome shift for anyone weighing their next move. Most of this change [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134","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"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanjaykapoor.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}