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As the global economy slows Central Banks across the world are aggressively slashing interest rates towards zero. Desperately trying to avoid a recession, there remains little room to maneuver as interest rates slide closer into negative territory. Stimulus in the form of lower interest rates is nearing an end game, however, it appears to be providing one last shot in the arm to the housing market.<\/p>\n

National home sales in Canada increased slightly in June, growing 0.2% month-over-month, and 0.3% on a year-over-year basis. Further, July data from local Real Estate Boards across Canada suggest National home sales should increase again in July. This was bolstered by a jump in home sales in both Greater Toronto and Greater Vancouver<\/a> which both recorded a 23% year-over-year increase in July home sales.<\/p>\n

Credit growth is also showing signs of picking up. Residential mortgage credit growth increased to 3.68% in June after hitting an eighteen year low earlier this year. Meanwhile, household credit growth also increased in June, after initially slowing to its weakest pace of growth since 1983.<\/p>\n

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Household and mortgage credit growth in Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent uptick along with potential rate cuts coming from the Bank of Canada has stoked concerns of potentially re-inflating a property bubble. In a note to clients, BMO’s Chief Economist Doug Porter suggested<\/a> \u201cDomestic policymakers may need to consider other ways to control speculation \u2014 especially from abroad \u2014 in a world where interest rates stay below inflation, or even below zero.” Adding, “When you\u2019re looking at a market that becomes driven by wealth, and wealth from outside the city limits, then there isn\u2019t necessarily a limit to house prices.”<\/p>\n

Porter certainly raises some logical concerns, although the impact of negative rates remain relatively unknown. For example, Despite having negative interest rates for nearly two decades, they have failed to stimulate house prices in Japan.<\/p>\n

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Residential home prices in Japan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although, in Germany, where housing has been flat for 15 years, the impact of negative rates appears to be finally filtering through into higher home prices as investors hunt for alternatives to preserve capital.<\/p>\n

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Germany Residential home prices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the outcome remains unknown, it appears the Bank of Canada is increasingly likely to cut rates, regardless of the repercussions. We only need to look at Australia<\/a> and New Zealand, both of whom have been flagged for risks of a housing bubble and both of whom recently slashed interest rates to new record lows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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