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International Banking and Canadian Economy Overview

Price Growth by Dwelling Type Price Growth by Dwelling Type Canadian Housing Market Engineering a "soft landing" • Canada: Positive sales and price momentum returning after multiple years of policy-induced slowdown: In July 2019, national-level home sales rose a healthy +3.5% m/m the fifth consecutive monthly increase 20 15 。 Average sales prices and the composite MLS Home Price Index2 are trending higher (top chart) 10 Single Family -Townhouse - Apartment Composite MLS Home Price Index, aggregate, -5 y/y % change 16 17 。 Sales-to-new listings ratio climbed to 59.8% in July 2019. While still indicative of balanced supply-demand conditions, the ratio was at its highest point since January 2018 Greater Toronto: Recovery in sales volumes. Market is largely balanced Greater Vancouver: Recovery less established. Sales activity has risen by more than 20% in two of the past three months. Home purchases are trending moderately. higher in other Southern BC centers 0 18 19 Toronto & Vancouver Home Sales 140 home sales, 000s of units annualized, SA Greater Toronto 120 Canada Jun-19 Jul-19 Jul-19 m/m* m/m* y/y** 100 Sales (% change) 0.6 3.5 7.4 80 New listings (% change) 0.7 -0.4 -1.0 HD Average price (% change) 1.7 2.6 3.5 60 Jun-19 Jul-19 Greater Vancouver Sales-to-new listings ratio (level)* 57.6 59.9 40 Months inventory (level)* 5.0 4.7 20 *Seasonally adjusted **Not seasonally adjusted مصر 1 Sales and listings figures reported in seasonally-adjusted m/m terms, while MLS HPI growth rates reported as non-seasonally-adjusted y/y 2 Measure of real estate price appreciation that removes distortions related to variations in the mix of sales across unit types 3 Sources for charts and table: Scotiabank Economics, CREA. 0 10 11 12 13 14 Actual 10-year avg. 15 16 17 18 19 Scotiabank® 53
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