{"id":31,"date":"2026-09-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/craigpeeling-com\/2026\/09\/25\/home-prices-fuel-record-affordability-gains-but-relief-remains-elusive\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:00:00","slug":"home-prices-fuel-record-affordability-gains-but-relief-remains-elusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/25\/home-prices-fuel-record-affordability-gains-but-relief-remains-elusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Home prices fuel record affordability gains, but relief remains elusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It&#039;s encouraging to see Canadian housing affordability improve for a tenth straight quarter in Q2 2026, thanks to declining home prices\u2014even as borrowing costs continue to rise. The national index has dropped 11.4 points since Q4 2023, signaling a real shift. Still, I know firsthand that affordability is not what it once was, and the gaps between regions are very real for families trying to make the right move. Whether you&#039;re searching for your first place or preparing for the next chapter, I believe in honest guidance and direct answers, rooted in years of helping wonderful people find homes that truly fit. Every client deserves genuine care on this journey\u2014because your next move should feel like coming home.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/ca\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/home-prices-fuel-record-affordability-gains-but-relief-remains-elusive\/586404\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#039;s encouraging to see Canadian housing affordability improve for a tenth straight quarter in Q2 2026, thanks to declining home prices\u2014even as borrowing costs continue to rise. The national index has dropped 11.4 points since Q4 2023, signaling a real shift. Still, I know firsthand that affordability is not what it once was, and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":64,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","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\/31","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=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}