{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/alanyurealestate-ca\/2026\/09\/16\/canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:00:00","slug":"canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/16\/canadas-affordability-streak-hits-10-quarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Affordability Streak Hits 10 Quarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/alan-yu\/home-prices-affordability-remotion-videos-fcf4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Canada\u2019s affordability challenges have now stretched across 10 consecutive quarters, and as a REALTOR\u00ae based here in Vancouver, I\u2019m seeing firsthand how this plays out for both buyers and sellers. With mortgage rates expected to hold steady or possibly even tick up in the coming year, there\u2019s less hope for affordability improvements from rate relief alone. That puts the spotlight firmly on home prices and household income growth as the key drivers ahead. Economists suggest that slower population growth could help keep housing demand\u2014and prices\u2014in check, while a stronger labour market should support income levels. But it\u2019s important to remember every market tells a different story: what\u2019s happening in Vancouver and Toronto often contrasts sharply with trends in Calgary or Edmonton. Even with a better job market, sustained affordability gains will likely depend on ongoing moderation in home prices. Navigating these nuances is part of what I focus on for clients right here in Vancouver.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s affordability challenges have now stretched across 10 consecutive quarters, and as a REALTOR\u00ae based here in Vancouver, I\u2019m seeing firsthand how this plays out for both buyers and sellers. With mortgage rates expected to hold steady or possibly even tick up in the coming year, there\u2019s less hope for affordability improvements from rate relief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":478,"featured_media":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/478"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alanyurealestate.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}