{"id":50,"date":"2026-09-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/ontario-new-home-sales-jump-130-percent-after-enhanced-hst-rebate-but-condo-market-still-lags\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:00:00","slug":"ontario-new-home-sales-jump-130-percent-after-enhanced-hst-rebate-but-condo-market-still-lags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/ontario-new-home-sales-jump-130-percent-after-enhanced-hst-rebate-but-condo-market-still-lags\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario new home sales jump 130 percent after enhanced HST rebate, but condo market still lags"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s been a remarkable quarter for Ontario\u2019s new home market\u2014sales soared by 130% in Q2, reaching 8,410 units. This surge was largely fueled by the enhanced HST rebate, especially in the low-rise segment. While condo sales did see a modest 12% increase, they\u2019re still well below typical levels, held back by ongoing challenges like high fees, construction delays, and strict zoning. As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding clients through Windsor\u2019s ever-changing market, I know how much these shifts matter when you\u2019re searching for the right place to call home. My focus remains on offering the clarity and honest advice you need to navigate these opportunities with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2026\/08\/12\/ontario-new-home-sales-jump-130-percent-after-enhanced-hst-rebate-but-condo-market-still-lags\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a remarkable quarter for Ontario\u2019s new home market\u2014sales soared by 130% in Q2, reaching 8,410 units. This surge was largely fueled by the enhanced HST rebate, especially in the low-rise segment. While condo sales did see a modest 12% increase, they\u2019re still well below typical levels, held back by ongoing challenges like high [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adilalbert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}