Canadian real estate prices are back to surging after a correction that barely lasted a year. However, the momentum carrying prices higher isn’t expected to last very long after the latest Bank of Canada (BoC) rate hike. RBC, the country’s largest bank, expects rising interest rates will throttle demand at a time when more supply is finally beginning to appear. The result will be a much more balanced market, helping to calm the credit-driven price growth that re-appeared with easing central bank expectations.

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    1 year ago

    Existing loan amortizations keep some of the supply from entering the market and that creates some upwards pressure however interest rates directly affect the maximum market prices

    Yup. The effect is indirect, but present.