Low Down Payments Could Backfire | Episode 85

About this episode

This episode discusses the shifting Canadian housing market and its implications for buyers, homeowners, and investors.

Send us Fan Mail http://www.calendly.com/alexpangmortgage Canada’s housing market is shifting again, and this episode breaks down what buyers, homeowners, and investors need to understand right now. Alex Pang and Alex Shanks discuss the latest political shake-up in Ottawa, the temporary federal fuel tax suspension, slowing BC home sales, First Nations land claim uncertainty, BC’s latest credit downgrade, and how developers are getting creative as pre-sale demand cools. The biggest takeaway...

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Pang, Alex Shanks

Topics covered

• housing market
• political changes
• real estate investing
• homeownership
• market trends

Keywords

• low down payments
• housing market
• political shake-up
• BC home sales
• credit downgrade

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Canada, Ottawa, BC

More episodes of The Canadian Mortgage Show

• Slips Into Recession - What It Means for Housing, Rates & Mortgages | Episode 91 · June 9, 2026 · 44 min
• Why Some Homes Sell Fast and Others Sit with Steve Karrasch | Episode 90 · June 2, 2026 · 56 min
• BC Is Coming After Homebuyers for More Property Transfer Tax | Episode 89 · May 26, 2026 · 48 min
• Young Canadians Can’t Find Work | Episode 88 · May 19, 2026 · 45 min
• Canada Needs Growth Beyond Real Estate | Episode 87 · May 12, 2026 · 44 min
• Frozen Rates, Falling Rents, and a Housing Market Reset | Episode 86 · May 5, 2026 · 55 min