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Canadian home sales fall in August as economic uncertainty grows
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CREA figures and Shaun Cathcart quotes
Reuters wire story (carried by Investing.com) on CREA's August housing data and mortgage-rate pass-through.
Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.
Where it connects
- Sep 14, 2026Inflation holds at 3 per cent in August
- Sep 15, 2026Home sales fall, and fixed mortgage rates have already risen
Linked to 2 claims
- Evidence forBy mid-September 2026, CIBC's economists and financial markets read the Bank of Canada's path differently. CIBC expected an October hold. It moved its forecast of a first hike earlier, to the first quarter of 2027 from the second. On September 15 the Canadian Real Estate Association's senior economist said markets had a 2026 hike already priced in.Explore this claim →
- Evidence forCanadian home sales fell 6.9 per cent year over year in August 2026, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reported. CREA's senior economist, Shaun Cathcart, said fixed mortgage rates had already increased on higher bond yields. On the variable-rate side, he said, markets had priced in a Bank of Canada hike.Explore this claim →