Ontario Home Prices To Trend Higher In 2010

Author: Jamie Hanson
Cautious optimism is on the lips of many Real Estate agents and economists. However, the last 12-18 months has absoluotely held some uncertainty in the housing market the outlook is looking much brighter for the Ontario home market.

The sub prime market has been avoided by Canada and Ontario What we have seen over the past 18 months was fear versus demand and fair market values relative to the true economic environment in Ontario. The stability is giving them a large footage

Here is my rational for Ontario home price appreciation for 2010.

Ontario house prices are valued. Despite a healthy appreciation in home prices in Ontario between 2001-2009 we have avoided the huge run ups (and drops) in prices seen in Alberta and British Columbia.

Ontario's housing contribution appears to be inline or undersupplied versus the demand.

The 40 billion dollar economic stimulus package Canada has added to its current 507 billion dollar national debt represents approximately 8.5% in new debt. While this is shocking news for most taxpayers, borrowing to this degree will positively cause price inflation. This will affect the price of the real estate.

The world economy appears to be stable or growing. The growth of China looks inevitable India grew at a rate of 7.9% over 2009 and desire 7% growth rate in 2010. The natural resources of Canada will take them a long way in financial stability.

The unemployment rate in Ontario rose harshly as a result of the US economic collapse however has since started to slowly decline. The unemployment has grown from 2008.

Slowly improving consumer assurance and record low interest rates are bound to have a optimistic impact on the spring 2010 housing market. The spring housing market may even be exaggerated by the fact that the Bank of Canada has signaled their intention to raise interest rates in June and the introduction of the HST on new home purchases in July.

Where prices go beyond the summer of 2010 will really depend on how much and how swiftly the bank of Canada intends on raising rates.


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