{"id":100,"date":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T11:00:00","slug":"august-brings-more-affordable-options-for-canadian-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/august-brings-more-affordable-options-for-canadian-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"August Brings More Affordable Options for Canadian Homebuyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>This August, we saw a slight shift in the Canadian real estate market: home sales dipped by 0.7%, marking the first decrease since spring. While inflation and talk of potential rate hikes may be giving some buyers and sellers pause, new listings actually climbed by 3.3%. The market remains balanced, with stable prices compared to last month\u2014though prices are still 3% lower than this time last year. As someone who\u2019s guided clients through changing markets since 2010, I know how important it is to keep a clear perspective and make informed decisions. If you\u2019re wondering what these trends might mean for your next move in Bridgewater or anywhere in Nova Scotia, I\u2019m always here to help you navigate with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/ca\/mortgage-industry\/market-updates\/canadian-home-sales-slip-in-august\/589817\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This August, we saw a slight shift in the Canadian real estate market: home sales dipped by 0.7%, marking the first decrease since spring. While inflation and talk of potential rate hikes may be giving some buyers and sellers pause, new listings actually climbed by 3.3%. The market remains balanced, with stable prices compared to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}