Economists See ‘Turning Point’ in Housing Market This Year as Interest Rate Cuts Loom

Economists See ‘Turning Point’ in Housing Market This Year as Interest Rate Cuts Loom
Construction cranes dot the skyline as condo towers are seen under construction at the Oakridge Park shopping centre redevelopment, in Vancouver, B.C., on Nov. 23, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The Canadian Press
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After a year marked by caution and shifting expectations spurred by rising borrowing costs, economists believe the Canadian housing market could be in for a rebound in 2024.

That’s largely dependent on forecasts that the Bank of Canada could begin cutting its key interest rate from the current level of five per cent as early as the second quarter of this year.