Mortgages in Canada can be a murky subject – one that we hope to shed some light on with a series of highly informational articles.
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Latest in Mortgage News: Are fixed mortgage rates about to take another leg higher? Aug 6th
There's speculation that fixed mortgage rates, which have continued to trend higher over the past several weeks, are set to rise even further..... More »
Should you hold your mortgage inside your RRSP? + MORE Oct 2nd
Q. I currently own a house in Edmonton that is mortgaged, and looking to purchase a property in Vernon, BC, that I will eventually retire to. Until then, I am liking the idea of renting out that property to help support the additional mortgage.
I am wondering if it’s possible to transfer my exis.... More »
Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada? + MORE Feb 26th
The start of 2025 kicked off with fewer home sales than many hoped. Real estate prices ticked higher in many of Canada’s major markets—and prospective home buyers saw their purchasing power shrink.
Ratehub.ca just released its latest January Affordability Report. (Both MoneySense and Ratehub..... More »
Latest in Mortgage News: Why the Fed Cut Rates this Week Aug 4th
The big news of the week was the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut, the first one since the financial crisis more than 10 years ago. Despite a strong domestic economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the cut was a pre-emptive move to brace against “downside risks.” &#.... More »
Housing affordability challenges leading to increased risk of fraud + MORE Mar 29th
With higher prices and interest rates putting the dream of homeownership further out of reach studies suggest Canadians are more comfortable inflating certain details of their mortgage application — a form of fraud that could have serious legal ramifications..... More »
The Latest in Mortgage News – 2019 Forecasts
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
We’re about to turn the page on what was a challenging year for the mortgage and housing markets. But so far 2019 isn’t looking like it will be much better. That’s according to a slew of forecasts that have been released recently, most of which forecast moderating home sales, falling home prices and weaker economic […]
What Happened to Canadian Real Estate This Year and What to Expect in 2019
– ratesupermarket.ca
Whereas 2017 was the all-encompassing epitome of red-hot real estate markets across the country, 2018 started off on a quieter note. The year kicked off with a decline in sales, as changes to the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures (referred to as B20) introduced by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) came into effect in on January 1. And eventually sales stabilized, but we’re still not seeing those record gains and prices that made prominent headlines back in 2017.
Now, this doesn’t mean that the Canadian real estate market is going through a correction; it simply shows how the public reacted to new provincial and municipal housing policies that were meant to stabilize the market anyway.
For potential home buyers who have been on the edge of their seats these past few years, these shifts in the market may be hard to digest. Let’s take a look back on the past year and understand what 2019 may bring.
What did home sales data look like throughout 2018?
Back in March, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) reported that sales volume had dropped in February by 16…
