This was originally posted to the Real Deal blog.
Despite fears of investors driving Canada’s largest condo market into an overbuilt ghost town, there are actually more units sitting empty in Montreal than in Toronto, a BMO report says.
“I was surprised,” said BMO senior economist Sal Guatieri. “I didn’t know it (the number of vacant units in Montreal) was that high.”
According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. data cited by Guatieri, there were 1,876 completed and unabsorbed (haven’t found a buyer) condos in Montreal, compared to 1,013 units in Toronto, as of October. Of Canada’s four largest real estate markets, Vancouver has the highest number of vacant condos, with 1,934 units completed and unabsorbed.
According to the CMHC, there are almost 60,000 condo units under construction in Toronto – with delivery expected over several year -compared to just under 15,000 in Montreal.
Guatieri still considers the “overhang of vacant units” in Montreal to be “moderate,” with the number flattening out since the start of 2013. And sales in all housing categories, while still nine per cent below past decade norms, but have risen two per cent in the past year.
But Montreal’s housing market remains the weakest of the four large Canadian cities, and the only one where buyers have the upper hand, Guatieri said. While Guatieri expects Montreal home prices to remain relatively flat in 2014, rising condo listings and the number of vacant unsold units “could put some downward pressure” on prices in the near-term.
While Montreal has ample supply – and prices remain comparatively affordable – the city’s market needs buyers. Investors have been purchasing condos to use as rentals in Montreal, although some shy away because of the city’s higher condo vacancy rate of 2.7 per cent, versus 1.2 per cent in Toronto and 1.0 per cent in Vancouver.
There’s also the question of weaker population growth in Montreal, than in other cities, Guatieri said.
“Elevated unemployment suggests the city could attract fewer young job seekers and potential home buyers than the Western Provinces in the year ahead.”
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