\u201cI\u2019m expecting either no change or a max of 25 basis points rate increase,\u201d he said about the outlook for the remainder of 2026. \u201cIn 2027, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see a few cuts as expectations can change quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Monitor the risks, but also plan for opportunity\u2019<\/p>\n
The tariff dispute with the US has dominated the housing market discourse over the past 18 months, and with no indication that negotiators will strike a deal soon to ease the current tensions, its shadow will likely continue to loom over the housing sector for now.<\/p>\n
For Donaldson, that trade war remains the single biggest factor that will determine when Canada\u2019s housing market finally posts a strong rebound. \u201cA trade deal with the US would be a huge vote of confidence to our economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But in the meantime, few are expecting a market meltdown \u2013 and Donaldson is urging prospective buyers to focus on the wider outlook, rather than zeroing in on the current uncertainty.<\/p>\n
\u201cHomebuyers and investors shouldn\u2019t just look at the current macro picture today and make their decisions,\u201d he said. \u201cLook out six to 12 months and see where things are headed. Monitor the risks, but also plan for opportunity that could present itself.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m expecting either no change or a max of 25 basis points rate increase,\u201d he said about the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[18280,28,5456,112,447],"class_list":["post-849809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-markets","tag-bond-market","tag-business","tag-housing-market","tag-markets","tag-trade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}