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• Atlantic Canada sees housing demand rebound in the second quarter: Atlantic Canada Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023)
  
  
• Alberta home sales are back on the rise, but rising rates are a potential headwind: Alberta Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• B.C. home sales rose in Q2, but rising rates are expected to weigh on demand: British Columbia Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• Manitoba saw home sales surge in Q2, but demand could wane due to rate hikes: Manitoba Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• Home sales jump in Q2, but end on soft note: Ontario Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• Housing demand improves in Quebec, but inventory remains tight: Quebec Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• Saskatchewan home sales jump in Q2 as prices near their all-time highs: Saskatchewan Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023) 
  
  
• The Bank of Canada adds to its steepest rate-hike cycle in 30 years: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (July, 2023)
  
  
• Bank of Canada adds to the steepest rate hike cycle in 40 years: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (June, 2023) 
  
  
• Inflation uptick surprises markets: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (May, 2023)
  
  
• Despite drop in sales, Atlantic Canada’s housing markets remain well-balanced: Atlantic Canada Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023)
  
  
• Despite falling home sales, Alberta’s resale market remains in “very solid shape”: Alberta Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• Home sales perk up in BC: British Columbia Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• Manitoba home sales tumble in the first quarter: Manitoba Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• Are home sales in Ontario finally bottoming?: Ontario Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• Rising rates, weak consumer confidence weigh on Quebec’s housing demand: Quebec Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• Saskatchewan sees home sales fall but prices rise: Saskatchewan Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023) 
  
  
• The Bank of Canada’s soft landing is on track…for now: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (April, 2023)
  
  
• Financial contagion risks roiling markets: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (March, 2023) 
  
  
• State of the Housing Market: 2022 Year-End Consumer Survey & Outlook (March 2023)
  
  
• Stronger-than-expected economic data pushes fixed rates higher: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (February, 2023) 
  
  
• Muted inflation, weak business outlook set the stage for a Bank of Canada rate pause: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Sales fall but remain above pre-COVID levels: Alberta Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Home sales tick down in Q4 but end the year on a positive note: Atlantic Canada Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Resale demand remains at decade lows across B.C.: British Columbia Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Home sales return to pre-pandemic levels in Q4: Manitoba Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Affordability challenges continue to weigh on housing demand in Q4: Ontario Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Rising rates and weak consumer confidence weigh on housing demand in Q4: Quebec Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Saskatchewan home sales and prices slide again in Q4: Saskatchewan Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (January, 2023)
  
  
• Leading indicators point to recession in 2023: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (December, 2022)
  
  
• Economic data is solid for now…but storm clouds are gathering: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (November, 2022)
  
  
• The province’s housing markets are coming under pressure: Saskatchewan Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Homebuyers wrestle with rising rates and deteriorating affordability: Quebec Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Rising rates continue to weigh on housing demand: Ontario Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Rising rates are weighing on housing demand: Manitoba Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Affordability pressures are weighing on home sales: British Columbia Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Despite decline in sales, housing markets remain very tight: Atlantic Canada Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Home sales and prices slide in the third quarter: Alberta Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (October, 2022)
  
  
• Weakening economy muddies the waters for the Bank of Canada: Housing and Mortgage Market Review, Ben Rabidoux (September, 2022)