Will Ontarios spring real estate market be hot or cold? Here are signs to watch for [Video]

This article is the first in Global News’ Spring Housing Buzz series, where we will investigate a number of different areas related to the spring real estate market in Ontario. 

As the days grow longer, real estate markets generally grow stronger across Ontario in what is known as the spring market.

Global News spoke to realtors and an economist in an attempt to explain what the spring market is as well as to look at recent trends which may help to discern what could happen with the spring market in 2024.

Now, there is no hard and fast rule as to when the spring market actually arrives as it is not marked on the calendar and there are a number of variables involved.

“We usually see a slow build from early February, in through March,” Guelph realtor Beth Waller said. “And then I would say after March Break is maybe …