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The latest in mortgage news: uninsured posted rates at decade-highs + MORE Mar 11th
Uninsured posted rates from Canada's Big 6 banks have skyrocketed over the past year, according to data from the Bank of Canada..... More »
How much is the average mortgage payment in Canada? + MORE Aug 12th
There’s a cost-of-living crisis affecting many Canadians in 2023. Despite inflation falling to 2.8% in June, the run-up in prices of 2022 and early 2023 have made many staples, including groceries, unaffordable for everyday people. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) efforts to bring infla.... More »
Mortgage debt taking up a record share of income Mar 17th
Borrowers are now spending roughly $1 out of every $13 of their disposable income on servicing their mortgages. That’s according to Statistics Canada’s fourth-quarter national balance sheet and financial flow accounts. The data shows Canadians are spending 7.66% of their household dispos.... More »
Opinion: When another refinance may be the wrong answer + MORE Jun 20th
As equity shrinks and household debt rises, some homeowners are finding that another mortgage may only delay a deeper financial reckoning..... More »
Weekly mortgage digest: Canadians are pulling back on borrowing Sep 16th
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Six Months was What it Took to Absorb Latest Mortgage Changes!
– canadamortgagenews.ca
Ever since the US 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis, we’ve seen a never-ending string of change. Mortgage lending rules have become tougher and tighter. Underwriting is stricter and more thorough. (As usual, the government has not missed an opportunity to stick their nose into your business by making lenders ask for more income documentation.)
The rule of change is that it takes around six months for consumers to adjust.
We’ve seen this pattern many times. If you look back two years, in Vancouver, the provincial government brought in a 15% foreign buyer’s tax. Pessimists said the sky was falling and that this would destroy the housing market. I had a different opinion… I said it would return to normal within six months.
Sure enough, the housing market went soft and prices declined, temporarily. Then they rebounded and increased to new record heights.
We had another big change in Toronto when the Ontario government followed BC and imposed a 15% foreign buyer’s tax in 2017…
