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GTA September 2026: Sales Fall 9% as Buyers Wait — Benchmark Price Down 4.7%
TRREB's September Market Watch shows 5,040 GTA home sales (−9.0% YoY) and 16,500 new listings (−14.4%). The MLS® HPI Composite fell 4.65% to $917,600, York Region and the 905 condo market softened most, and Toronto semis were the one segment still gaining.
Frank Lee · October 6, 2026
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This Week in GTA Real Estate: Longer Selling Times, TD's Softer Outlook, and Soft September Condos
Wahi shows GTA homes sitting longer than a year ago, TD Economics cut its 2026 sales outlook as bond yields stay elevated, and Toronto condo medians slipped again in September. Here is the week's notable reporting — and where we land.
Frank Lee · October 2, 2026
This Week in GTA Real Estate: Below-Asking Sales, October Hike Odds, and a Split New-Home Tape
Most August GTA sales closed under asking, markets now put roughly 60% odds on an October Bank of Canada hike, and new low-rise sales keep outrunning condos. Here is the week's notable reporting — and where we land.
Frank Lee · September 25, 2026
Urbanation: Tariffs Are the Next Pressure on Canada's Rentals — Toronto and Vancouver Most Exposed
Rentals.ca and Urbanation say Canada's asking rents are already down 4.8% year over year, but tariff cost and job shocks still lie ahead — with Toronto and Vancouver's high-rise pipeline uniquely exposed.
Frank Lee · September 22, 2026
1 in 4 Canadian Households Now Unaffordable — Mortgage Holders Drove the Jump in 2024
Statistics Canada's 2024 Canadian Housing Survey finds 23.2% of households spending 30%+ of income on shelter, up from 22.0% in 2022. Mortgage holders — not renters — drove the rise, with 36.2% reporting payment-related financial difficulty.
Frank Lee · September 21, 2026
July Building Investment Hits $23.6B — Ontario Hospitals Lead as Multi-Unit Spending Slips
Statistics Canada's July 2026 investment-in-building-construction release shows national spending up 1.2% to $23.6 billion, with Ontario hospital projects driving institutional gains while multi-unit residential investment fell 2.6%.
Frank Lee · September 21, 2026
This Week in GTA Real Estate: Flat Sales, Rate-Hike Talk, and a Soft NHPI
August CREA sales were soft with listings up, NHPI stayed weak even as Toronto bounced monthly, and rate-hike talk returned. Here is the week's notable reporting for Ontario and the GTA — and where we land.
Frank Lee · September 18, 2026
August New-Home Prices Slip 0.1% Nationally — Toronto Edges Up, Still Down 4.3% Year Over Year
Statistics Canada's August NHPI fell 0.1% month over month nationally and in Ontario (−3.4% y/y). Toronto's total index rose 0.2% m/m to 106.0 but remains 4.3% below August 2025 — with Oshawa still the softest large Ontario CMA at −5.6% y/y.
Frank Lee · September 17, 2026
CMHC August 2026: National Starts Flat on SAAR as Ontario Trend Slides 7%
CMHC's September 16 release shows the national six-month starts trend down 1.3% to 244,149 units, monthly SAAR flat at 229,046, and Ontario's trend off 7% — with Toronto's August actual starts down 45% year over year.
Frank Lee · September 16, 2026
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