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Latest in Mortgage News: House Price Growth to Cool by End of Year: TD + MORE May 1st
TD Bank is forecasting that home prices have further to rise yet before finally starting to lose steam by the end of the year. “…with markets remaining historically tight, more near-term gains are in the cards,” wrote TD economist Rishi Sondhi in a recent report. But, with home pri.... More »
Weekly mortgage digest: Canadians are pulling back on borrowing Sep 16th
A weekly review of the latest mortgage and real estate news, a recap of key headlines, and a preview of upcoming economic releases..... More »
The State of the Mortgage Market Feb 1st
Mortgage Professionals Canada released its marquis State of the Mortgage Market report last week. While much of the media focus was on the report’s assessment of the mortgage stress test and its ramifications, the annual report was once again chock-full of enlightening statistics that help pai.... More »
With mortgage rates back on the rise, two-thirds of Canadians plan to delay their home purchase + MORE Jun 9th
Over two thirds (68%) of Canadians say they plan to wait until mortgage rates drop before they decide to purchase a house..... More »
How Canadian homes became debt traps + MORE Nov 15th
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In 1998, Ann bought a one-bedroom condo in the Kitsilano area of Vancouver. Gainfully employed at a printing company, she found the monthly mortgage payments were within her budget (Ann and others quoted in this story asked that Maclean’s not use their full names). The b.... More »
Mortgage Careers of the Week
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Company: MCAP Service Corporation Position Title: Closing Coordinator Years of Experience Required: Minimum 5 years underwriting experience Licences or Registrations Required: Mortgage Agent course to satisfy provincial regulatory requirements, or…
Mortgage Changes From The 2014 Budget
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
The just-released 2014 budget has both good and not-so-good news for mortgage consumers and the industry at large. It contains a variety of new mortgage-related measures, the crux of which…
Consumer debt swells to $1.4 trillion: Equifax
– moneysense.ca
TORONTO – The love affair Canadians have with debt is still going strong, according to a new report by credit monitoring agency Equifax Canada.
Equifax said Monday that its figures show that consumer debt, excluding mortgages, rose to $518.3 billion through the end of November 2013. That was up 4.2 per cent from $497.4 billion a year earlier.
Despite the increase in debt, however, the overall delinquency rate — bills due past 90 days — declined to a record low of 1.12 per cent from 1.19 per cent in the same period of 2012.
“The real pattern that we’ve been observing is that Canadians are taking on more debt, but they can handle it well and are making those monthly payments,” said Regina Malina, director of analytics for Equifax.
Meanwhile, overall consumer debt, including mortgages, also continues to rise — up 9.1 per cent to $1.422 trillion from $1.303 trillion a year earlier.
Malina says the data shows that Canadians are willing to take on more debt — from car loans to credit card purchases — but are more aware of how important it is to keep their debt levels under control…
Equifax said Monday that its figures show that consumer debt, excluding mortgages, rose to $518.3 billion through the end of November 2013. That was up 4.2 per cent from $497.4 billion a year earlier.
Despite the increase in debt, however, the overall delinquency rate — bills due past 90 days — declined to a record low of 1.12 per cent from 1.19 per cent in the same period of 2012.
“The real pattern that we’ve been observing is that Canadians are taking on more debt, but they can handle it well and are making those monthly payments,” said Regina Malina, director of analytics for Equifax.
Meanwhile, overall consumer debt, including mortgages, also continues to rise — up 9.1 per cent to $1.422 trillion from $1.303 trillion a year earlier.
Malina says the data shows that Canadians are willing to take on more debt — from car loans to credit card purchases — but are more aware of how important it is to keep their debt levels under control…
Team Mortgages, Vancity Style
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Sometimes it takes a team effort to afford a mortgage. That’s especially true in the Vancouvers and Torontos of the world, where you need to be in the top tax…
