{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/craigpeeling-com\/2026\/09\/09\/hamilton-10-straight-quarters-of-affordability-gains-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","slug":"hamilton-10-straight-quarters-of-affordability-gains-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/hamilton-10-straight-quarters-of-affordability-gains-i-help-wonderful-people-buy-sell-great-homes-its-an-honour-when-you-refer-your-family-friends-and-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton: 10 Straight Quarters of Affordability Gains | I help wonderful people buy &#038; sell great homes &#8211; its an honour when you refer your family, friends and neighbours!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/craig-peeling\/falling-home-prices-remotion-videos-6b25\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Hamilton has now seen 10 consecutive quarters of improved affordability\u2014a hopeful trend for those looking to make a move. By late Q2 2026, even though mortgage rates inched up slightly, home prices dipped enough to tip the scales toward better affordability in our city. The typical mortgage payment for a representative home in Hamilton landed at about 58% of the median income, which is still a stretch for many families, but it\u2019s a step in the right direction. It\u2019s worth noting that we\u2019re still more than 14 percentage points above the city\u2019s long-term affordability average\u2014meaning, despite recent progress, local buyers are still facing costs well above what\u2019s historically been normal. These gains are encouraging, but the journey isn\u2019t over yet. The most recent outlook suggests that mortgage rates likely won\u2019t be offering much more relief soon, so steady income growth and sensible home prices will be key to making homeownership more accessible. If you\u2019re navigating these changing conditions, know that my approach\u2014rooted in honesty, experience, and genuine care\u2014means you\u2019ll always have the facts and a steady hand on your side while you find that next place to truly call home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton has now seen 10 consecutive quarters of improved affordability\u2014a hopeful trend for those looking to make a move. By late Q2 2026, even though mortgage rates inched up slightly, home prices dipped enough to tip the scales toward better affordability in our city. The typical mortgage payment for a representative home in Hamilton landed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}