[ The Bank of Canada is holding the interest rate at 2.25%, here’s what that means for the housing market ]
"The maintenance of the interest rate was announced on Wednesday, prompted by economic uncertainty caused by changing trade relationships and the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. The bank says it is watching out for the impacts of the war, including the effects on oil price increase on inflation. If these keep going up, the rate could also be hiked moving forward."
[ Bank of Canada Downgrades Housing, Warns of Small Condo Glut ]
"The Bank of Canada (BoC) left its key overnight rate unchanged at 2.25% at this morning’s rate announcement. The move was expected, but the housing downgrade in the BoC’s April Monetary Policy Report (MPR) is the real story. Housing received the largest negative revision in the 2026 GDP breakdown, and is expected to weigh on real GDP growth. The central bank suggests it’s not just an issue of rates, with weak investor interest and an epic glut of small condos also weighing on activity."
[ Will Canada's real estate market heat up with the Bank of Canada holding its key interest rate? ]
"Realtor Tom Storey talks about how the Bank of Canada holding its key policy interest rate at 2.25 per cent impacts the housing market."
[ Why timing the bottom of Canada's roller-coaster real estate market may be harder than you think ]
"Everyone connected to Canada’s housing market is asking the same question as the spring market, historically the busiest time of year, gets underway: Have we hit the bottom? From realtors to economists to lenders to developers — not to mention would-be home buyers and sellers — all are looking for signs of whether the real estate market will finally see a turnaround from declining prices."
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