RBC’s recently released “Housing Trends and Affordability” study suggests that housing affordability in the province saw some modest improvements over the third quarter but the Saskatchewan housing market is experiencing a “hangover” after a year of partying hard.
“Like Alberta and British Columbia before it, Saskatchewan is about to feel the downside of frenzied markets. Housing demand in the province greatly benefited from the red-hot prairie economy (thanks largely to strong demand and prices for commodities) and the inflow of people into the province. However, housing markets got carried away as skyrocketing prices significantly overstepped historical relationships with household income. RBC’s provincial affordability measures spiked in all housing segments last year, reaching the poorest levels on records dating back to the mid-1980s. As is often the case, a wild party ends with a hangover and Saskatchewan’s fête last year will be no different. Housing resales and prices are already showing clear signs of weakening. More is likely to occur.”
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