Home buyers and home sellers ride a wave of uncertainty in the GTA

The Globe and Mail · Carolyn Ireland · 2026-11-04 13:00 UTC

Market watchers are detecting a palpable fear of commitment this fall

Market watchers in many tranches of Toronto real estate are detecting a palpable fear of commitment this fall: Buyers are reluctant to submit a bid and sellers are balking at making a counter-offer.

Cheri Dorsey McCann, broker with McCann Realty Group, estimates that negotiations end with a deal about 80 per cent of the time – but that outcome can only occur when the two sides engage.

“You really have to know how to get people to put things on paper,” she said.

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