Greater Vancouver is following the rest of Canada, with a spike of insolvencies. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) data shows households filed a lot more insolvencies in Q4 2019. Overall, Greater Vancouver is showing growth consistent with the province. However, the province is seeing a very rapid rise in the number of distressed […]
Canadian insolvency filings are on the rise, and the country’s largest city is far from immune. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) filings show Greater Toronto insolvencies climbed fast in Q4 2019. The whole province of Ontario has seen an acceleration in the number of filings, with the second largest growth in the country […]
Canadian households went from swimming in debt, to drowning in it last year. Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (OSB) data shows a substantial climb for insolvencies in December. Every province in the country showed large growth, with half printing double digits. The swelling insolvencies led the national number of filings, to the highest […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Credit Growth Is Rapidly Accelerating, While Consumer Credit Slows Canadian household debt growth is accelerating once again, but only in one segment. The balance of debt reached $2.27 trillion in December, up 4.2% from last year. Mortgage debt is […]
Canadian households are in a rush to get more debt, but only for mortgages apparently. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows household debt reached a new all-time high in December. In general, household credit growth is rising. However, the rise in growth is due entirely to mortgages, where the rate of growth is rising at […]
Canadian real estate buyers are back in full force, and pushing debt levels once again. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows mortgage credit reached a new all-time high in December. The all-time high isn’t surprising anyone these days. However, the pace of growth is now at the highest level in almost two years – and […]
Canada is seeing a rise in highly indebted, and over-leveraged mortgage borrowers again. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) data shows a rise in relatively large loans, when compared to borrower income, in Q4 2019. The increase has been rising over the past two years, and now represents the largest segment in the […]
Canadian real estate sales and development soared, and so have mortgage credit needs. New data from Statistics Canada (Stat Can) shows non-bank credit intermediaries (NBCI) have seen explosive growth. Over the past decade, NBCI dealing with mortgages have more than tripled their assets. Mortgages: NBCIs, MFCs, and MICs Today we’re looking at NBCIs, something not […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Household Credit Slows, As Consumer Credit Growth Plunges Lower Canadian household debt is still rising, but experienced a bit of a hiccup in the latest numbers. The balance of outstanding household debt reached $2.26 trillion in November, up 3.9% from […]
Canadians are still borrowing a lot, just not for anything other than mortgages. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows household debt held by institutions reached a new all-time high in November. All of the monthly increase was due to mortgages however, as consumer credit fell. Canadian Households Have Over $2.2 Trillion In Mortgage Debt Canadian […]
