{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-05T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/realtyprime-ca\/2026\/09\/05\/the-program-is-working-ontario-home-sales-surge-130-after-hst-rebate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:00:00","slug":"the-program-is-working-ontario-home-sales-surge-130-after-hst-rebate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/the-program-is-working-ontario-home-sales-surge-130-after-hst-rebate\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The program is working&#8217;: Ontario home sales surge 130% after HST rebate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Ontario\u2019s new home market just saw a remarkable 130% jump in sales for Q2 2026, following a 13% tax cut on new homes. Sales climbed from 3,645 to 8,410\u2014especially among single-family homes. The HST rebate, offering up to $130,000 on homes under $1.5 million, is clearly making an impact and is available until March 2027. Having spent over two decades immersed in Ontario\u2019s construction and development landscape, I\u2019ve witnessed how shifts like this can reshape opportunities for both buyers and builders. Our family-led team has always believed that understanding the full property lifecycle\u2014development, construction, and management\u2014gives our clients a long-term advantage. These policy changes highlight why expertise across every stage matters. If you\u2019re considering how to make the most of today\u2019s incentives, a strategic view can make all the difference for your property\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/nowtoronto.com\/real-estate\/ontario-new-home-sales-hst-rebate-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario\u2019s new home market just saw a remarkable 130% jump in sales for Q2 2026, following a 13% tax cut on new homes. Sales climbed from 3,645 to 8,410\u2014especially among single-family homes. The HST rebate, offering up to $130,000 on homes under $1.5 million, is clearly making an impact and is available until March 2027. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":331,"featured_media":33,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realtyprime.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}