Post Category: Monthly Reports
March 19, 2024
Teranet-National Bank House Price Index back on the rise in Febuary

MONTH-OVER-MONTH After adjusting for seasonal effects, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index™, which covers the country’s eleven largest CMAs, rose by 0.2% from January to February, the first increase after four consecutive monthly decreases. In February, five of the 11 CMAs included in the index recorded growth: Calgary (+1.6%), Victoria (+1.4%), Ottawa-Gatineau (+1.2%), Toronto […]

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March 19, 2024
Prices are back on the rise in February

After contracting by 1.5% over the previous five months, the Teranet-National Bank Composite IndexTM finally returned to growth in February, rising by 0.2% compared with the previous month. This increase in property prices comes at a time when the housing market regained strength between November and January, buoyed by exceptional demographic growth, more advantageous fixed […]

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February 20, 2024
Teranet-National Bank House Price Index – Canada: Prices are still declining, but for how long?

The Teranet-National Bank Composite Index™ continued its correction for a fourth consecutive month in January, with prices down 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared with December. It should be noted, however, that the drop in the composite index in January was due solely to lower prices in two major cities where affordability remains a […]

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February 20, 2024
Teranet-National Bank House Price Index continues to decline in January

MONTH-OVER-MONTH After adjusting for seasonal effects, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index™, which covers the country’s eleven largest CMAs, declined by 0.3% from December to January, the fourth consecutive monthly decrease. However, this decline was due to contractions in only two of the eleven cities included in the index: Vancouver (-2.0%) and Toronto (-0.3%). […]

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January 18, 2024
House prices end the year on a downward trend

The Teranet-National Bank Composite Index™ continued its correction for a third consecutive month in December, with prices down 0.5% compared to November in a context where the number of transactions on the resale market continues to be weak, despite a rebound during the month. Indeed, persistent affordability issues (despite the recent drop in fixed mortgage rates), […]

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January 18, 2024
Teranet-National Bank House Price Index ends the year down

MONTH-OVER-MONTH After adjusting for seasonal effects, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index™, which covers the country’s eleven largest CMAs, declined by 0.5% from November to December, the third consecutive monthly decrease. In December, four of the 11 CMAs included in the index experienced decreases: Victoria (-3.9%), Vancouver (-1.5%), Toronto (-0.8%) and Ottawa-Gatineau (-0.3%). Conversely, […]

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December 19, 2023
Teranet-National Bank House Price Index continues its correction in November

MONTH-OVER-MONTH After adjusting for seasonal effects, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index™, which covers the country’s eleven largest CMAs, declined by 0.5% from October to November, the second consecutive monthly decrease. In November, five of the 11 CMAs included in the index experienced decreases: Montreal (-2.2% after a 3.7% rise the previous month), Hamilton […]

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December 19, 2023
No gift for homeowners, prices will continue to fall

The Teranet-National Bank Composite Index™ continued its correction for a second consecutive month in November, with prices down 0.5% compared to October in a context where the resale market continues to lose momentum. Indeed, persistent affordability issues (despite the recent drop in long-term fixed mortgage rates), combined with a less buoyant job market, have contributed to […]

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December 13, 2023
Upcoming Teranet-National Bank HPI Composite 11 Methodological Changes

To provide a national index that is even more consistent with activity in Canada’s real estate market, we will be adjusting our calculation methodology. Currently, the National Composite index is calculated as a weighted average of price index levels of the eleven Census Metropolitan Area’s (“CMA”) comprising it. The weights are based on the aggregate […]

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November 17, 2023
Canada: Home prices start to drop again in October

After rising for the past five months, the Teranet-National Bank Composite Index™ started to fall again in October, as property prices across the country declined by 0.4% over the month in a context where the resale market is losing momentum. Indeed, the rise in interest rates in recent months, which exacerbates affordability problems, combined with a […]