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Impacts of Trump Tariffs on Canadian Residential Construction Sector

CHBA condemns U.S. President Trump’s 25% tariffs that will further degrade housing affordability both in the United States and Canada, and urges the federal government to do what it can to help mitigate the impacts on an industry that is already struggling to build more housing supply and keep costs down for buyers.

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Multi-family builder sentiment lowest since early 2021, single-family not far behind as home sales in Canada continue their downward slide

CHBA’s 2024 Q4 Housing Market Index (HMI) shows further decline in the sentiment of Canada’s homebuilding industry, a result of current poor selling conditions for both single-family and multi-family homes through Ontario and British Columbia, with other areas of the country also dipping since the previous quarter, and a weak outlook for the near future.

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2024 CHBA Home Buyer Preference Survey results indicate what Canadians expect from their homes

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) has released the results from its ninth annual CHBA Home Buyer Preference Survey, a nationwide market research study powered by Avid Ratings Canada. The 2024 Canadian Home Buyer Preferences is a high-level summary publication that comes with the full study data set, allowing users to customize data splicing on more than 50 in-depth areas of home design, building features, buying preferences, and demographics, including age, location, household formation, purchase price, and more.

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