{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/kateklarkhomes-ca\/2026\/09\/13\/the-program-is-working-ontario-home-sales-surge-130-after-hst-rebate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:00:00","slug":"the-program-is-working-ontario-home-sales-surge-130-after-hst-rebate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/13\/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 real estate market just saw a remarkable 130% surge in new home sales for Q2 2026, following a significant 13% tax cut on new builds. Sales numbers jumped from 3,645 to 8,410, with a strong focus on single-family homes. The current HST rebate\u2014offering up to $130,000 on homes priced under $1.5 million\u2014has clearly encouraged more families and individuals to make their move. This incentive is set to end in March 2027. In my experience guiding clients through every step of the buying journey, these kinds of opportunities can be a game-changer. If you\u2019re considering a new home, understanding how these rebates work could make all the difference. As always, your satisfaction is my priority.<\/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 real estate market just saw a remarkable 130% surge in new home sales for Q2 2026, following a significant 13% tax cut on new builds. Sales numbers jumped from 3,645 to 8,410, with a strong focus on single-family homes. The current HST rebate\u2014offering up to $130,000 on homes priced under $1.5 million\u2014has clearly encouraged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kateklarkhomes.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}