Despite rock bottom borrowing rates, some Canadian real estate buyers are paying more. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show variable rates on residential mortgages made a big jump. Even with borrowing rates generally falling, variable interest mortgages are at a six year high. Variable Rate Mortgages Variable rate mortgages are when the borrower sees the […]
Canada’s most expensive new condo markets saw price gains cool in the most recent quarter. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows new condo apartment prices saw growth slow in Q2 2019. Both Toronto and Vancouver saw flat to negative price growth in the quarter. Ottawa and Victoria on the other hand, saw prices soar, with the […]
Time for your weekly cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Odd: Canadian Mortgage Credit Growth Is Rising, While Consumer Growth Falls Household credit growth is picking up from earlier this year, but still below last year’s levels. The balance of credit outstanding hit $2.22 trillion in July, up 3.6% from […]
Canadian households are pushing mortgage growth higher, but not other types of debt. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows the rate of growth for mortgage debt hit a high for the year in July. Meanwhile consumer credit continued to the lowest rate of growth seen in years. An unusual match, since both segments don’t typically […]
Canadians are taking out mortgage debt, but at an unusually slow pace these days. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows outstanding mortgage credit reached a new high in July. Mortgage growth is improving compared to previous months. However, this past July was still the slowest rate of growth for the month in over two decades. […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Yield Curves: Canada’s Recession Indicator Is Now Flashing Red Alert Another indicator is warning that a recession is likely approaching in Canada. The 10-2 spread, the difference between 10 and 2 year government bonds, turned negative. A negative spread, a.k.a. yield […]
The recession indicator “that has a perfect record” in the US is now flashing red alert in Canada. Canada’s 10-2 treasury yield spread officially inverted in July. The spread has been flattening since 2017, but finally turned negative last month. The yield curve inversion indicates investor expectations for the future are spiraling lower. We know, […]
Canadian lenders are scrambling to reboot slowing credit growth, by lowering rates. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the household effective interest rate made a decline on July 26. Rates are sinking this year, recently making the first 12-month decline in 2 years. Even though rates are lower, they are still higher than they were […]
Canadian household debt reached a new high last month, but continues to see growth slow. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show the balance of outstanding credit reached a new record high in June. The record came with the slowest annual rate for June in decades, dragged down by a lack of consumer credit. Canadians Owe […]
Canadian mortgage growth is showing some signs of life after bottoming. Bank of Canada (BoC) numbers show outstanding mortgage credit hit a record high in June. The record came with an uptick in the rate of growth, which had bottomed in recent months. Mortgage credit growth is improving, but still growing at one of the […]
