CREA Cuts Housing Market Forecast for 2024 Despite June Sales Rising

CREA Cuts Housing Market Forecast for 2024 Despite June Sales Rising
A real estate sign is posted outside a home in Pointe-Claire, a city in Montreal's West Island, on May 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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The Canadian Real Estate Association says it is scaling back its housing market forecast for the remainder of the year amid increased levels of supply and a quiet spring spurred by fewer interest rate cuts expected in 2024.

The association said on July 12 it anticipates a gradual rebound in the national housing market, with 472,395 properties forecast to trade hands this year to mark a 6.1 percent increase from 2023—down from its forecast in April of a 10.5 percent gain.