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Part 1: Beating the Math: Why Politicians Are Failing Homebuyers and What you can do. Apr 21st
If you are trying to buy a house in Canada right now, the math is completely broken. Instead of treating the root causes of the housing crisis, politicians are serving up PR stunts that do very little to actually put keys in the hands of hardworking Canadians. Let’s look at the reality of the .... More »
Chartered Banks Saw a Surge in Uninsured Mortgage Origination in Q3: CMHC Jan 28th
Chartered banks saw mortgage originations grow by 11% in the third quarter, a growing percentage of which were uninsured mortgages. Comparatively, non-bank lenders, including mortgage finance companies, trusts and insurance companies, saw mortgage activity rise 4%, according to the Canada Mortgage a.... More »
Reaction to CMHC’s New Restrictions on Insured Mortgages Jun 7th
Obtaining mortgage insurance for a home purchase is about to become more challenging on July 1, particularly for first-time buyers. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada’s national mortgage insurance provider, unveiled stricter underwriting policies on Thursday for insured mor.... More »
Broker Lender Market Share – Q1 2018 Jun 11th
Credit unions saw their slice of the broker pie shrink in Q1. That comes despite OSFI’s January 1 stress test, which played right into their hands given they are provincially regulated. Broker market share for CUs fell 0.6% versus Q1 2017. Less competitive pricing was a key reason. In particul.... More »
Three big banks cut mortgage rates this week, one drops 5-year fixed to 3.99% + MORE Mar 10th
Following dramatic swings in the bond market—and broader economic uncertainty sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariff threats—three of Canada’s big banks have slashed their fixed mortgage rates this week..... More »
The Parliamentary Budget Office Reminds Us that Higher Interest Rates Would Bring Challenges
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
When Interest Rates Inevitably Rise… In a new report on “household indebtedness and financial vulnerability,” the Parliamentary Budget Office (“PBO”) has provided calculations on how increased interest rates would affect debt service costs for Canadian consumers. The PBO report assumes that the effective mortgage interest rate would rise from 2.9% as of Q1-2017 to 4.8% […]
