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  "city": "Magog",
  "province": "QC",
  "asOfUtc": "2026-09-07T16:00:00.1724277+00:00",
  "thesis": "Magog's housing pipeline is growing faster than its recent resale demand. The combination deserves more attention than a regional seller-market label, particularly for projects reaching the market in 2027.",
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      "name": "Eastern Quebec metropolitan markets in winter",
      "url": "https://apciq.ca/en/des-marches-toujours-sous-pression-au-debut-de-2026-dans-les-rmr-de-sherbrooke-trois-rivieres-et-drummondville/",
      "publisher": "Association professionnelle des courtiers immobiliers du Quebec",
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      "observationPeriod": "Q1 2026; released April 15, 2026",
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      "sourceLocator": "Sherbrooke CMA and commentary distinguishing Magog",
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      "name": "Quebec second-quarter resale results",
      "url": "https://apciq.ca/en/quebecs-real-estate-market-gradually-rebalances-in-the-second-quarter/",
      "publisher": "Association professionnelle des courtiers immobiliers du Quebec",
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      "observationPeriod": "Q2 2026 versus Q2 2025",
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      "sourceLocator": "Sherbrooke CMA geographic sales breakdown and provincial labour commentary",
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      "name": "Bank of Canada September decision",
      "url": "https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2026/09/fad-press-release-2026-09-02/",
      "publisher": "Bank of Canada",
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      "name": "July construction report",
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      "publisher": "APCHQ reporting CMHC",
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      "observationPeriod": "January to July 2026 versus January to July 2025",
      "dateNote": "January to July actual starts. Municipal rows checked September 7, 2026.",
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      "sourceLocator": "Page 3: Ville de Magog and Ville de Sherbrooke",
      "verification": "Original cumulative columns and municipal labels read; no conversion to completed units or full-year growth."
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      "explanation": "Retained qualitative observation joined to later quantified relative sales; neither establishes property-level price cuts."
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      "explanation": "No transfer of CMA medians or stock levels to Magog; distinct city/sector boundaries stated."
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      "explanation": "Low-confidence relative forecast with two geographic comparison periods; not a claim every new unit is available to resale buyers."
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      "explanation": "Attributed provincial conditions, checked national rate, conditional local exposure and counterevidence."
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      "horizon": "Through June 30, 2027",
      "assumptions": [
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      "upside": "New arrivals or strong absorption support Magog recovery.",
      "downside": "Competitive pressure grows as new supply meets subdued household demand.",
      "changeSignals": [
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        "Tenure and presales of municipal starts",
        "Completion and lease-up periods"
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      "confidence": "low",
      "confidenceReason": "Relative demand sequence is retained, but construction and resale geographies and market segments are not identical."
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        "archiveContribution": "The retained winter and spring records establish the sequence of local divergence; newer construction tables test its implications for future absorption.",
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