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title: Demand roars, supply whispers: Monetary policy and housing in Canada
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/bca-bocsap-26-52/
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updated: 2026-11-06
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identifier: RePEc:bca:bocsap:26-52
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:bca:bocsap:26-52
featured: 2026-11-06
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
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# Demand roars, supply whispers: Monetary policy and housing in Canada

Rate increases substantially reduce house prices and mortgage purchases, with housing starts and permits falling slowly, suggesting demand responds more sharply than supply.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:bca:bocsap:26-52
- Identifier: RePEc:bca:bocsap:26-52
- Released: 2026-11-02
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 138 (2026-11-06): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-11-06/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
- Authors: Stéphane Surprenant

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