{"id":308102,"date":"2025-03-21T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/?p=308102"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:40:34","slug":"homebuyers-retreat-to-the-sidelines-and-the-big-banks-cut-mortgage-rates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/learning-centre\/real-estate-101\/buy\/wahi-top-real-estate-stories-104\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Retreat to the Sidelines, and The Big Banks Cut Mortgage Rates"},"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.crea.ca\/media-hub\/news\/tariff-uncertainty-keeping-home-buyers-on-the-sidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by CREA, home sales took a dive in February along with hundreds of years of strong cross-border relations, falling 10% compared to January. That marks the slowest month the market has seen since November 2023, and the biggest monthly drop since May 2022. The report notes that home sales started to decline when the latest tariffs were announced in late January, and never recovered, putting a damper on what many had hoped would be a spring recovery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Home Construction Slows, Again<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homebuying isn\u2019t the only recovery that got delayed by the trade war as builders are forced to keep waiting on that market rebound they were hoping for in 2025. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca\/media-newsroom\/news-releases\/2025\/housing-starts-february-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that housing starts in February dropped 4% compared to January \u2014 5% in areas with 10,000 or more residents. The decline in construction, however, was most dramatic in Canada\u2019s biggest cities, falling 6% in Montreal, 48% in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/real-estate\/bc\/greater-vancouver\" title=\"Vancouver\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1958\">Vancouver<\/a> and 68% in Toronto last month compared to February of 2024. 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According to Wahi\u2019s 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/wahi.com\/ca\/en\/learning-centre\/real-estate-101\/buy\/wahi-2025-what-homeseekers-want-survey\/\">What Homeseekers Want<\/a> survey, the most popular feature isn\u2019t inside the house at all, with 81% saying a backyard is \u201cimportant\u201d or \u201cvery important.\u201d Canadians also prioritized a newly renovated bathroom or kitchen, and house hunters also wanted a finished basement, followed by a garage. 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After dropping below 2% in October, and staying there through January, Statistics Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/en\/subjects-start\/prices_and_price_indexes\/consumer_price_indexes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> this week that the Consumer Price index jumped to 2.6% in February. That is despite the tax holiday that continued through mid-month, which the agency says would have otherwise seen prices up 3% compared to last February. 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