Sour Sales and Tariff Tantrums

Wealth Awesome April Newsletter

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Qayyum Rajan
April 29, 2025

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Summary

Tariff Tantrum: Housing Recovery Put on Pause

The Canadian housing market's recovery was derailed by escalating trade tensions with the U.S., which shook buyer confidence and led to a sharp nationwide slowdown in resale activity—down 12% since January.

Southern Ontario and British Columbia, where affordability issues were already acute, saw the steepest drops in home sales and prices.

Meanwhile, markets in the Prairies and east of Ontario held up better, buoyed by tighter supply-demand dynamics and continuing modest price gains.

Overall, the outlook remains uncertain, with future swings in U.S. trade policy potentially deepening the downturn or, conversely, sparking renewed demand if tensions ease.

⏱️ TLDR: Tariff worries continue to impact consumer behaviour in more ways than one.

Key Takeaways đź’ˇ

1. U.S. trade policy poses material risks: Overall, Canada’s housing market outlook remains highly uncertain. Swings in U.S. trade policy could dramatically alter the picture— in a negative or positive way.

2. Southern Ontario and B.C. Housing Markets Hit Hard: Sales and prices are falling fast, with buyers holding the upper hand amid growing inventories and economic uncertainty

Canadian stocks over the last 30 days (March -April 2025)

Nice to see some green this month as the world reacts to every tweet from the White House administration. Financials and consumer staples leading the charge, tech is relatively flat (seemingly recovering) and energy has been hit rather hard.

The main question is, are we through the worst ?

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