Canada’s real estate recovery has barely begun but it already faces headwinds. Rising inflation and credit demand has the market now expecting 5 rate hikes. This morning, BMO Capital Markets told investors that 5 hikes seems a little much right now. However, the bank warned that rates will rise and mortgage relief for this cycle […]
Canadian real estate’s recovery hit pause last month—and maybe even rewound a bit. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows that home prices slipped in August. Weak sales, sticky inventory, and economic uncertainty have led to the weakest demand balance in nearly 30 years. Canadian Real Estate Prices Fall For A Third Month The price […]
Canadian inflation didn’t get worse—unless you live in the majority of provinces. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows inflation stalled in August, with slowing gas prices helping to calm growth. While national growth stalled at the Bank of Canada’s critical upper threshold, that would be considered slow in most of the country. A provincial breakdown shows […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Rates Set To Rise As Lender Margins Collapse Canadian fixed-rate mortgages are set to surge as bond yields continue to rise. The Government of Canada bond yields jumped 15 basis points (bps) to 3.65% on Thursday, the highest since May […]
Government of Canada bond yields made an abrupt surge yesterday, extending a trend that kicked off in February. Despite the aggressive rise, mortgage rates haven’t climbed with them as expected. A Big Six bank says lenders are absorbing the shock and it’s not sustainable. They’re warning investors that mortgage rates will begin to climb soon, […]
Canadian real estate affordability continued to improve in Q2 2026, but remains far from affordable. The Bank of Canada’s (BoC) Housing Affordability Index logged an 11th straight quarter of improvement, as falling prices, lower rates, and rising incomes drove a historic correction. Unfortunately, housing remains unaffordable for most households, and affordability is still significantly worse […]
Canada’s East-West divide is extending to rental affordability, and not in the way many would expect. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows national two-bedroom asking rents sliding further in Q2 2026, but Atlantic Canada defied the trend. The East Coast has seen rents surge, with Halifax now among the most expensive cities in the country. Out […]
Huzzah! Canada’s banks can tap American investors for mortgage funding again. Earlier this year, the U.S. SEC quietly granted a no-action exemption for covered bonds, allowing Canadian lenders to market them to American investors without the loan-level disclosure required for comparable U.S. products. The exemption arrived just months after Canada’s bank regulator clashed with lenders […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Credit Crunch: Peak Homebuyer Defaults & Renter Insolvencies Soar Canadian households are cracking under the pressure of supersized debt loads. New data from TransUnion shows household debt hit $2.64 trillion in Q2 2026, up 4.6% from last year. The credit agency […]
Canadian employment stumbled after a multi-month winning streak that seemed to defy gravity. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows employment dropped sharply in August. On its own, it’s not particularly concerning as it only rolls back a fraction of the huge gains made recently. What is concerning is that temporary roles accounted for […]
