If you’re looking to buy a home in Canada, it’s understandable if you’re a bit jittery about the housing market.

Housing prices in Canada have climbed significantly с года 2000, particularly in the largest cities: Ванкувер, Торонто, Монреаль, Оттава, Калгари, и Эдмонтон.

But are prices going to continue to rise? Выровнять? Или упасть? And is Canada at risk for a housing market crash, similar to the nosedive in the U.S. Рынок недвижимости?

Canadian analysts are generally bullish on the housing market, but here are two different views of the current Canadian real estate market situation:

Canada’s Housing Bubble:Мину замедленного действия, a report from the Канадский центр политических альтернатив, утверждает, что Canada may be at risk for a significant downturn in the housing market. Как плохо, как U.S. аварии? Может быть, не, but prices in Canada’s major cities could still fall.

The C.D. Хау институт takes the opposite point of view in their report, Low Risk of US-Style Housing Bust in Canada. Their analysis suggests that the factors leading up to the U.S. housing market bust are not present in Canada, so the market should remain more stable.

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