-- 加拿大国家银行表示,继连续四个月下滑后,加拿大房屋销售在2月至3月期间保持稳定,环比下降0.1%。 从地区层面来看,六个省份的房屋销售量出现月度下滑:爱德华王子岛(-16.6%)、新不伦瑞克省(-9.2%)、阿尔伯塔省(-5.2%)、新斯科舍省(-3.5%)、曼尼托巴省(-0.5%)和不列颠哥伦比亚省(-0.4%)。魁北克省(+0.4%)、安大略省(+1.8%)、萨斯喀彻温省(+9.6%)和纽芬兰省(+10.0%)的房屋销售量则有所增长。 该银行指出,由于3月份房屋销售量与上月持平,加拿大房地产市场的活跃度仍然特别低迷,交易量比10年平均水平下降了17.3%。 加拿大国家银行指出,人口下降、年初以来劳动力市场表现疲软以及经济和地缘政治的不确定性等诸多因素持续对房地产市场构成压力。中东冲突甚至对加拿大房地产市场产生了溢出效应,由于市场预期通胀上升,债券收益率也随之走高,导致3月份抵押贷款利率上涨。 展望未来,如果围绕美墨加协定(USMCA)续签的贸易不确定性得到解决,今年晚些时候市场活动可能会有所回升。该银行指出,与此同时,春季旺季期间的交易量可能仍将保持低迷,因此加拿大国家银行预测,2026年的交易量将比上年下降5%。 该银行补充道,经季节性调整和年化后,3月份新屋开工量从2月份的25.1万套减少至23.59万套,减少了1.51万套,远低于市场普遍预期的25.8万套。此次下降主要由城市地区房屋开工量的减少所致(减少14,600套至224,000套),农村地区房屋开工量也略有下降(减少500套至11,800套)。 展望未来,根据国家银行的预测,2026年房屋开工量可能仍高于历史平均水平,因为一些在人口强劲增长背景下规划的项目将开始建设。 然而,由于目前的人口结构远不如以往有利,导致租赁市场空置率和未售库存急剧上升,预计今年新房开工量将放缓,并在2027年及以后持续疲软。 此外,高昂的建筑成本和固定利率的下降幅度远小于短期利率(短期利率近期甚至因中东冲突而有所上升),也是住宅建设面临的另一制约因素。
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