{"id":26853,"date":"2025-12-04T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=26853"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:24:19","slug":"strong-demand-among-potential-buyers-built-up-inventory-could-pave-the-way-for-a-rebound-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2025\/12\/strong-demand-among-potential-buyers-built-up-inventory-could-pave-the-way-for-a-rebound-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Demand Among Potential Buyers &#038; Built-Up Inventory Could Pave The Way for A Rebound in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TORONTO \u2014 Strong demand among potential homebuyers and built up inventory could pave the way for a sales rebound in 2026 after a roller-coaster year plagued by economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Re\/Max Canada released its 2026 housing market outlook on Wednesday, projecting national home sales to increase 3.4% next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;There is light at the end of the tunnel following a decline in home sales from coast to coast in 2025,&#8221; it said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The forecast comes as a Leger survey commissioned by Re\/Max said one in 10 Canadians plan to buy a home in the next 12 months, half of them for the first time. That&#8217;s up from 7% in the fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One-quarter said they believe the market in their region will become more affordable next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAmid looming economic clouds, Canadians are maintaining their interest in home ownership,\u201d said Re\/Max Canada president Don Kottick in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe resilience that began to emerge in the fall is anticipated to continue into 2026, with first-time buyers in particular finding creative ways to save and enter the market.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report said home sales fell year-over-year in 32 of 38 markets analyzed between January and October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Families, new Canadians, and retirees drove a larger share of sales in 2025 than the prior year, when first-time buyers led sales across most Canadian markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTime will tell how the buyer profile shifts we\u2019ve seen over the past year will influence overall homebuying decisions,&#8221; said Kottick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But inventory has grown as new listings increased year-over-year across all regions, including a 21% increase in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were 189,000 properties listed for sale across Canada at the end of October, according to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association, up 7.2% from a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Re\/Max said this has helped lead to balanced conditions that should entice buyers, with average prices expected to fall 3.7% in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/housing-market-expected-to-rebound-in-2026-as-more-buyers-motivated-remax-forecast-11541232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Re\/Max Forecast : Housing Market Expected to Rebound in 2026 as More Buyers Motivated<\/a> by Sammy Hudes | The Canadian Press | BIV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Strong demand among potential homebuyers and built up inventory could pave the way for a sales rebound in 2026 after a roller-coaster year plagued by economic uncertainty. 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