2023 Housing and Mortgage Market Review
In October, Canada’s inflation rate dipped to 3.1%, slightly below the expected 3.2%, primarily due to a 6% monthly drop in gasoline prices. The economic landscape reveals sluggish GDP growth, a rising unemployment rate, and a likelihood of the Bank of Canada pausing interest rate hikes until April 2024, followed by a potential 75 basis points reduction by the end of the following year.