{"id":105,"date":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/?p=105"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:00:00","slug":"canada-housing-faces-trade-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/canada-housing-faces-trade-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Housing Faces Trade Turmoil"},"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\/shahin-shahlaee\/trade-bond-housing-remotion-videos-25e2\" 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>The Canadian housing market is navigating a period of adjustment, with activity down roughly 7% year-over-year and national sales slipping by less than 1% month-over-month. As someone who has spent over 20 years consulting and holds a master\u2019s in business, I pay close attention to how factors like trade tensions, oil price shifts, and persistent inflation are shaping buyer sentiment and market momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Rising Canadian bond yields are putting upward pressure on fixed mortgage rates\u2014something I\u2019m monitoring carefully. Despite these headwinds, industry insiders still anticipate late Q3 and Q4 to remain active, suggesting some underlying resilience in demand. The central bank\u2019s decision to hold its policy rate, with inflation steady at about 3% for a second consecutive month, has led some economists to forecast the potential for rate cuts in 2027. For the rest of 2026, most are expecting stability or perhaps a modest hike.<\/p>\n<p>In my view, a new US trade agreement could be the biggest catalyst for a recovery. For buyers and investors, the next 6 to 12 months will be pivotal. Staying informed and prepared will be essential as we watch these factors unfold across the Greater Vancouver market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian housing market is navigating a period of adjustment, with activity down roughly 7% year-over-year and national sales slipping by less than 1% month-over-month. As someone who has spent over 20 years consulting and holds a master\u2019s in business, I pay close attention to how factors like trade tensions, oil price shifts, and persistent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":370,"featured_media":106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/370"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions\/107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shahins.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}