{"id":996,"date":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:00:00","slug":"home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Home affordability improves in most Canadian markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Navigating the market can feel overwhelming, but it\u2019s encouraging to see affordability improving in 10 out of 13 major Canadian cities this August, thanks to a drop in home prices. For those eyeing Toronto, the biggest gains were seen there, while Halifax, Ottawa, and Fredericton felt a bit more pressure. As someone who has experienced every side of the buying and selling process\u2014always with Coldwell Banker Homefront Realty\u2014I understand how important these shifts are when planning your next move, whether it\u2019s your first purchase or you\u2019re thinking about downsizing for retirement. Fixed mortgage rates did climb to 4.24%, so balancing opportunity with careful budgeting is key. My approach has always been honest, direct, and rooted in genuine care for my clients\u2019 needs. If you\u2019re considering a change, I\u2019m here to help you feel confident about your next step toward &quot;Home.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernstandard.news\/canadian\/home-affordability-improves-in-most-canadian-markets\/77068\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating the market can feel overwhelming, but it\u2019s encouraging to see affordability improving in 10 out of 13 major Canadian cities this August, thanks to a drop in home prices. For those eyeing Toronto, the biggest gains were seen there, while Halifax, Ottawa, and Fredericton felt a bit more pressure. As someone who has experienced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-996","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\/996","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=996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1118,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996\/revisions\/1118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigpeeling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}