10/19/2026
๐ Weekly Mortgage Update โ week of October 19
Rate decision week is coming. The market in 30 seconds:
๐ CREA September (national): sales down 7.7% year over year; average price $666,538 (down 1.6% YoY); MLS HPI down 3.4% YoY.
๐ Ontario: 13,340 sales (down 8.3% YoY); average price $791,691 (down 4.3% YoY).
๐ CREA's new forecast: 2026 national sales at 444,530 (down 5.2% vs 2025) โ third straight quarterly downgrade. Ontario prices forecast down 3% this year.
๐ฆ Bank of Canada at 2.25%. September CPI lands Monday 8:30 AM; next decision October 28.
๐ Renewing in 6โ12 months? Don't just sign the bank's first offer โ review, compare, negotiate.
๐ฌ Questions? WhatsApp: https://wa.me/16473356625
Sources: CREA, Bank of Canada, Statistics Canada. General information only โ not financial advice.
Jignesh Parikh, Mortgage Agent Level 2 ยท FSRA Lic ยท Mortgage Architects, Brokerage Lic #12728 ยท mantramortgage.ca