{"id":99,"date":"2026-10-09T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:00:00","slug":"home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Home affordability improves in most Canadian markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought a shift in home affordability across Canada, with prices dropping in most major cities\u2014good news for many buyers. In fact, 10 out of 13 markets saw affordability improve, with Toronto experiencing the largest gain. Meanwhile, places like Halifax, Ottawa, and Fredericton felt the pinch with tighter conditions. Fixed mortgage rates edged up to 4.24%, which is always a factor families consider as they weigh their options. Watching these trends unfold, I\u2019m reminded how every market tells its own story\u2014especially here in Calgary, where I\u2019ve spent nearly two decades helping clients navigate their next move, whether they\u2019re buying their first place or strategizing their next investment. It\u2019s always about finding the balance between timing, opportunity, and what feels right for you.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernstandard.news\/canadian\/home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets\/77068\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought a shift in home affordability across Canada, with prices dropping in most major cities\u2014good news for many buyers. In fact, 10 out of 13 markets saw affordability improve, with Toronto experiencing the largest gain. Meanwhile, places like Halifax, Ottawa, and Fredericton felt the pinch with tighter conditions. Fixed mortgage rates edged up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}