Canadian real estate owners are turning to private lenders, which may not be great news. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) gave households an update on lender data from 2018. The overall rate of delinquency remains low. However, increasingly popular private lenders are seeing delinquency rates 8x higher than typical. Canadian Mortgage Lenders Canadian mortgage […]
Canadian borrowing rates are dropping from the multi-year high reached earlier this year. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the effective household borrowing rate is falling as of July. The rate, while lower than peak, is still significantly above 2017 levels of cheap credit. Effective Household Borrowing Rate The effective household borrowing rate is the […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Ontario Loses Over 5,000 Real Estate Jobs, BC Hits New All-Time High Real estate sector jobs made a minor movement on a national scale, but there’s a major shift on a regional basis. FIRE seasonally adjusted employment fell to 1.193 […]
Canadian real estate owners are turning to non-bank lenders across the country. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) released the first results of its Survey of Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders. Unfortunately, since it’s the first survey, historical comparisons can’t be made. Though it does shine a light on a relatively opaque industry. The most interesting insight revealed is […]
Canadians are a little more cautious about borrowing these days. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show household debt reached a new all-time high in May. Even though the balance is at a record high, the rate of growth is rapidly cooling. Canadian household debt grew at the slowest rate for May since 1983. Canadian Household […]
Canadian business insolvencies are picking up, after heading lower the past few years. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) data shows a rise in business insolvencies this year. The increase year to date marks the end of five consecutive years of fewer filings. Insolvency, Bankruptcy, and Consumer Proposals If you’re not familiar with insolvencies, […]
Canadian mortgage growth is showing minor signs of life. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show outstanding mortgage credit reached a new record in May. The growth rate picked up from a month prior, but it was still the second slowest May in three decades. Canadians Owe Over $1.56 Trillion In Mortgage Debt Canadian mortgage debt […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada Lost 16,000 Jobs In May, Over 11,000 Were In Construction Canadian job numbers made an unusual decline in May, mostly due to a drop in construction. ADP employment numbers dropped to 16,519,461 jobs in May, down 0.10% from the […]
Canadians are falling behind on bills, and it gets worse as they assume more debt. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) released new data from their Survey of Financial Security this week. The data shows a significant number of households fell behind on their debt payments. The most interesting trend revealed is more debt relative to assets, […]
Screw HELOCs. Canadian homeowners in their golden years have a new favorite way to use their home like an ATM. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) filings show the balance of reverse mortgage debt jumped in April. Reverse mortgage debt is now at a new all-time high, and still posting above 20% growth. […]
