{"id":51473,"date":"2024-10-10T11:57:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T11:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/10\/10\/worst-of-home-affordability-crisis-may-be-behind-us\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T11:57:33","slug":"worst-of-home-affordability-crisis-may-be-behind-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/10\/10\/worst-of-home-affordability-crisis-may-be-behind-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst of home affordability crisis may be behind us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">It now takes only 60% of your income to own a home<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Oct 10, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">4 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"690cd7cc-9f6f-4034-bb6a-e579d8533f69\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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And while that might sound like a lot, it\u2019s down from 63.7 per cent at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">The housing boom fuelled by the rock-bottom lending rates of the pandemic pushed home prices to dizzying heights in Canada, and then when mortgage rates shot up, RBC\u2019s housing affordability measure deteriorated to the worst in history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_2\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4280690818187583378273233425924096\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 2<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" 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markets, mortgage rates eased and wages grew, said Robert Hogue, RBC\u2019s assistant chief economist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese developments finally halted the historic run-up in homeownership costs that took place during the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Nationally, a household needed an income of $155,000 in the second quarter to afford a mortgage on a $810,200 home (the average benchmark price) \u2014 down from $161,000 at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But that is still much higher than in 2019 before the pandemic, when the income needed was $96,000, or 38 per cent lower, said Hogue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuyers continue to struggle to find a home they can afford in the aftermath of massive price escalation and spike in interest rates during the pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecent declines barely moved RBC\u2019s affordability measures off worst-ever levels nationally and in many major markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RBC estimates the median income in Canada at $87,000, 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In its base-case scenario, home prices rise slightly, interest rates drop and household income grows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will lead to the reversal of more than a third of the massive deterioration in RBC\u2019s aggregate affordability measure that happened during the pandemic,\u201d said Hogue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment7126258150886141943518469979897856\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues 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https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=8VTU4lb_MEd3fE86TuJOKw&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=8VTU4lb_MEd3fE86TuJOKw&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=8VTU4lb_MEd3fE86TuJOKw&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"income chart\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&sig=oBHW-E8q4hq8g2GYdJI2qw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&sig=oBHW-E8q4hq8g2GYdJI2qw,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&sig=A5POjKbp7CaF8jJI4lXNFQ 2x\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/income-chart-1009-ph.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=8VTU4lb_MEd3fE86TuJOKw&ssl=1\" height=\"822\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> BMO Capital markets<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-async=\"\">Inflation and higher interest rates have eaten into Canadians\u2019 purchasing power since 2022, a Parliamentary Budget Officer report said this week, but there have been tougher times, said Priscilla Thiagamoorthy, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.<\/p>\n<p>Government aid, higher wages and investment income have helped buffer Canadians from the rising cost of living, and for the past year and a half, purchasing power growth has been steady and roughly in line with pre-pandemic trends, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big picture is that although purchasing power growth is slower compared to the past 20 years, it\u2019s better than the early 1990s,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/subhead_breaking.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, 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consumer price index for September<\/li>\n<li><strong>Earnings:<\/strong> Aritzia Inc., Tilray Brands Inc., Richelieu Hardware Ltd, Domino\u2019s Pizza Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9046968586697186940179250138841088\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group 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https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chart-1010-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&sig=XhujujCnZzUOzzkipXZVMA 2x\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chart-1010-ph.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100&sig=RhqJFBFvueJtaVLtfxNNMQ&ssl=1\" height=\"418\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> Financial Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\"\/>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/subhead_reads.jpeg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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