{"id":126,"date":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","slug":"home-affordability-improves-in-10-of-13-canadian-cities-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/home-affordability-improves-in-10-of-13-canadian-cities-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Home affordability improves in 10 of 13 Canadian cities in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>July brought a noticeable shift in home affordability across Canada, with 10 out of 13 major cities seeing improvements\u2014thanks largely to declining home prices. Here in Vancouver, the change was especially significant, as it recorded the largest drop in the income needed to purchase a home. At the same time, mortgage rates ticked down a bit, and some discounted fixed-rate options below 4% are still on the table.<\/p>\n<p>For those navigating Vancouver\u2019s complex market\u2014whether you\u2019re evaluating a primary residence, investment property, or development opportunity\u2014these shifts can open new doors. My approach always factors in not just the sticker price, but the underlying numbers: renovation potential, long-term value, and how today\u2019s rates shape tomorrow\u2019s possibilities. When the market moves, it\u2019s about more than headlines. It\u2019s about understanding what\u2019s really possible, right now.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/ca\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/home-affordability-improves-in-10-of-13-canadian-cities-in-july\/587609\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July brought a noticeable shift in home affordability across Canada, with 10 out of 13 major cities seeing improvements\u2014thanks largely to declining home prices. Here in Vancouver, the change was especially significant, as it recorded the largest drop in the income needed to purchase a home. At the same time, mortgage rates ticked down a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sammehrbod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}