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 […]
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 […]
Canadian real estate buyers were out in full force last month. Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data shows sales made a substantial jump higher in December. Most of the increase is due to Vancouver real estate’s return to normal volumes. However, almost every major market across Canada is seeing sale volumes climb substantially. Canadian Real […]
Canada’s recent real estate price boom is creating a lot of incentive for development. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) data show housing under construction jumped in Q4 2019. The number of homes currently being built across Canada is now at the highest level since… uh, ever. Canada Has Never Build This Much Housing At […]
Canadian households are back to binge borrowing, and it is sending debt soaring. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows mortgage debt at institutional lenders reached a new high in November. Not at all surprising, but the acceleration of annual growth is – which is now at the highest level in over a year. Although there’s […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Ontario And British Columbia Lose Over 13,000 Real Estate Industry Jobs In December Canadian real estate and related industries squeezed out a small gain for jobs last month. Across Canada, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing (FIRE) industries employed 1,240,900 […]
Canadian banks are exercising a little more caution when it comes to mortgage debt. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows allowance for credit losses on mortgages jumped in Q3 2019. The rise is slowing down from the previous quarter, but is still growing much faster than mortgage credit. Allowance for Credit Losses Allowance for credit […]
Canadian homeowners are back to their borrowing binge, and paying more for it. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows variable mortgage rates climbed into September. New variable rate mortgage borrowers are paying the highest average interest rate in at least half a decade. Variable Rate Mortgages Generally in Canada, a variable rate mortgage sees the […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Credit Card Debt Tops $79 Billion, Interest Rates Hit A Multi-Year High Canadians are racking up quite the bill on their high interest rate credit cards. The outstanding balance of credit card debt reached $79.17 billion in September, up 4.07% […]
Canada’s sky high debt is meeting with higher than expected inflation, and it’s going to be a problem. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows the median consumer price index (CPI-Median) rising in November. The measure of core inflation is now at the highest level in over a decade. By itself, this isn’t much of an […]
