Canada's housing sector is facing a “moderate” degree of vulnerability to market instability for the second straight quarter and showing signs of overheating for the first time this year, says the country's housing agency.
A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. report has found the COVID-19 pandemic was no match for Canada's real estate market, which saw prices and sales soar in several major cities during the health crisis.
Canadians didn't let COVID-19 or a lack of housing supply stop them from flocking to the real estate market in January as they snatched up a record number of homes and shelled out more than they had in previous years.
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