Canadian Mortgage Trends ~ September 25th, 2025  

Potential first-time homebuyers are continuing to put off purchases this year despite improving market conditions such as lower interest rates, rising inventory and softening prices, a new report says.  

The data from Royal LePage’s latest first-time homebuyers survey, conducted by Burson, showed 13% of Canadian adults are actively working toward purchasing a home within the next two years, but just a small proportion of that group plans to buy in the next 12 months.  

Around 82% of them said they plan to make a purchase in 12 to 24 months.   Royal LePage president and CEO Phil Soper said first-time buyers want to enter the market with as much certainty as possible.

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