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バンクーバーの住宅販売件数は5ヶ月間で4度目の減少となったとナショナルバンクが発表

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-- バンクーバー広域不動産協会(REBGV)のデータに基づくと、カナダ国立銀行の速報値では、季節調整済みの住宅販売件数は3月から4月にかけて2.6%減少し、5ヶ月間で4回目の減少となった。 同行によると、その結果、取引件数は依然として過去水準を大きく下回り、過去平均を31.5%も下回っている。 カナダ銀行が秋に利下げを実施したにもかかわらず、バンクーバーの不動産市場の活動は短期的には回復の兆しを見せていない。これは、住宅購入能力の問題、経済の不確実性、そして最近では地政学的な混乱が続いているためだと、カナダ国立銀行は指摘している。 さらに、過去1年間で同地域で見られた労働市場の改善は、最近完全に打ち消され、失業率は2月の5.8%から3月には6.8%に上昇し、過去12ヶ月で最高水準となった。 貿易関係が改善し、労働市場が安定すれば、消費者信頼感の向上によって住宅市場の活性化が見込まれると、ナショナルバンクは述べている。しかし、インフレ率の上昇に伴う固定金利住宅ローンの金利上昇が、この回復を抑制する可能性がある。 供給面では、同行は新規物件登録件数が3ヶ月連続の減少の後、3月から4月にかけて10.4%増加したと推定している。しかし、登録済み物件数は同月中に0.7%減少しており、これはおそらく多数のキャンセル物件が原因と考えられる。 ナショナルバンクによると、登録済み物件数と販売件数の比率で定義される市場環境は、同月中に緩和し、歴史的に見ても非常に緩和的な状態が続いている。

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