{"id":18,"date":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/hongwang-ca\/2026\/09\/14\/boc-pause-muted-housing-rebound\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","slug":"boc-pause-muted-housing-rebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/14\/boc-pause-muted-housing-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"BoC Pause: Muted Housing Rebound"},"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\/hong-wang\/td-boc-pause\"\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>As we watch the Bank of Canada maintain its pause, the housing market\u2019s rebound remains subdued, with home price growth nationally expected to slow to around 1%\u2014notably less than the earlier forecast of 4%. This softer outlook is mainly tied to declining condo prices in British Columbia and Ontario, and we\u2019re seeing that weaker demand, higher inventory, and slower population growth are keeping the recovery in check. The policy rate is holding at 2.25%, with little indication of movement unless we see unemployment rise above the 7\u20137.5% range. On a positive note, mortgage renewal pressure is easing a bit, thanks to stronger income growth and longer amortization periods, which are helping soften the payment shock for many homeowners. These shifts highlight how important it is to have a clear, local perspective when navigating today\u2019s market\u2014especially if you\u2019re considering your next move in Calgary. My experience working with new immigrants, investors, and families in our city has shown me that informed guidance can make all the difference in times of uncertainty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we watch the Bank of Canada maintain its pause, the housing market\u2019s rebound remains subdued, with home price growth nationally expected to slow to around 1%\u2014notably less than the earlier forecast of 4%. This softer outlook is mainly tied to declining condo prices in British Columbia and Ontario, and we\u2019re seeing that weaker demand, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hongwang.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}