{"id":302126,"date":"2024-06-21T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/?p=302126"},"modified":"2024-11-07T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:53:28","slug":"the-most-impossibly-unaffordable-cities-in-canada-and-housing-starts-restart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/learning-centre\/real-estate-101\/buy\/wahi-top-real-estate-stories-67\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Impossibly Unaffordable Cities in Canada, and Housing Starts Restart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||3px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; 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According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-ca\/despite-interest-rate-decline-82-percent-of-canadians-who-dont-own-home-say-buying-one-remains-unaffordable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> by Ipsos, 82% of non-owners in Canada are still not in a position to buy following the recent rate drop. In fact, 78% say owning a home is only for the rich, and 62% have given up entirely. 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According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/learning-centre\/real-estate-101\/buy\/wahi-2024-home-seller-intentions-survey\/\">study<\/a> by Wahi, just 11% of those who plan to sell in the next five years say they\u2019re struggling with debt and financial strain. Instead, the majority plan to switch homes to better suit their lifestyle, with 37% of sellers looking to downsize, 25% looking to upsize, and another quarter looking to relocate. 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According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/stats.crea.ca\/en-CA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Canadian Real Estate Association, home sales dropped 0.6% between April and May, and prices declined by 0.2%, while the number of new listings edged up half a percent. Though the housing market has remained well below 10-year averages since rates began to rise in 2022, that trend is expected to reverse on the heels of this month\u2019s rate cut, especially if it\u2019s followed by more throughout the summer. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;1.25rem&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.88rem&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;1.25rem&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.88rem&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><b>Canada Tops Another Global List \u2014 Not the Good Kind \u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canadians love being honoured in global rankings, unless they\u2019re about housing. 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The study, which compared home prices to income, put Ottawa and Montreal in the \u201cseverely unaffordable category,\u201d while Ottawa only ranked \u201cseriously unaffordable,\u201d making us miss the days when we only appeared on lists about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/smaller-countries-are-becoming-the-healthiest-1.1222946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/2112359\/canada-tops-the-list-of-countries-with-the-best-reputation-what-do-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reputation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/lifestyle\/canada-ranks-no-1-in-global-quality-of-life-list-1.4265201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality of life<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; height=&#8221;30px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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After two months of declines, the numbers finally moved in the right direction in May, up 10% over April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca\/professionals\/housing-markets-data-and-research\/housing-data\/data-tables\/housing-market-data\/monthly-housing-starts-construction-data-tables#:~:text=The%20standalone%20monthly%20SAAR%20of,increased%2011%25%20to%20246%2C111%20units.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to CMHC<\/a>. Canada\u2019s pace of new home construction is now at its highest in seven months, especially among multi-unit developments in urban areas, which increased 13% in May. 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