Mortgage rates already rising as war in Iran continues

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Watch: 'Prices stabilize when the market gets going, but the market doesn't want to get going until prices stabilize'

Published Mar 19, 2026

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Shaun Cathcart, director and senior economist, housing data and market analysis at the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) talks about Canada’s housing market and how inflation and the Iran conflict are affecting mortgage rates.

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