Canadian home prices have increased an average of 17% over the last year!
This is despite the pandemic, months long lockdowns, high unemployment, ballooning federal government debt and the possibility of a so-called “second wave.”
In my view, this is good news for Canadians, as home ownership has proven to be a valuable, stable investment for about 65% of people in this country for decades (in addition to putting a roof over their heads).
Evan Siddall, the outgoing head of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (and former Goldman Sachs banker) recently predicted a drop in home prices of between 9% and 18% by next year.
So far, the market is proving that his predictive powers are the same as every other expert’s -namely, as good as flipping a coin.
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