Canadian HELOC Debt Is Accelerating As Interest Rates Rise
Canadian HELOC debt is climbing at the fastest rate in nearly a decade, despite rising interest rates designed to cool borrowing.
Canadian HELOC debt is climbing at the fastest rate in nearly a decade, despite rising interest rates designed to cool borrowing.
Canadian mortgage borrowing might be slower but even slower is a breakneck speed as the overstimulated market tries to calm.
Canadian real estate entered a bear market as higher rates killed excess demand, and BMO sees things getting worse in the coming months.
Canadian core inflation, the BoC’s preferred measure, was revised twice in two months, supporting rate hikes months before they began.
Canadian real estate prices suffered another sharp drop in July, bringing markets as much as $355,000 lower than peak values.
The Bank of Canada’s low rate policy to drive inflation helped drive over 250k excess home sales over the past two years.
Canadian mortgage rates are on the rise but the average household’s payment is growing only slightly faster than they were with low rates.
Most of Canada couldn’t buy a home even if they wanted to. National Bank of Canada (NBF) is once again sounding the alarm on housing affordability. A typical home required nearly two-thirds of a household’s income just to service the mortgage payments in Q2 2022. The quarter saw the fastest erosion of affordability in 40 […]
Fitch Ratings data shows Canada’s world-class mortgage debt won’t be as vulnerable to rate shock as countries like Australia and the UK.
Canadian real estate sales are fading quickly as interest rates rise, proving this was an issue of excess demand from too much stimulus.