Just how much did Canada lean on household debt to grow the economy over the past few decades? A lot. Bank of Canada (BoC) crunched the numbers, and they show household debt accelerated faster than any other segment of debt. The distribution of debt makes Canadian households one of the most vulnerable of the advanced […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Bank Of Canada: Mortgages In Arrears Expected To Triple, But It Could Be Worse The Bank of Canada expects mortgages in arrears will rise, but policy measures helped contain the surge. The BoC expected mortgages in arrears to rise 8x by […]
Canadian household debt was seeing growth speed up, even in the beginning of the pandemic. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows the balance of household credit reached a record high in March. Household debt is now growing at the fastest pace in years, which likely isn’t the bullish sign it usually is. Canadian Household Debt […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Real Estate Prices To Make Double Digit Drop, Another Risk Agency Tells Institutional Investors DBRS, the credit rating subsidiary of Morningstar, sees rising defaults coming to Canada. The firm warned institutions and investors that mortgage arrears rates could triple, in […]
Canadian households are asking banks if they can skip a few payments, and banks are (mostly) saying yes. Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) data shows hundreds of thousands of payments are being deferred. The number, as big as it is, represents select member banks – meaning there’s many more deferrals. Even just using this data, it […]
Canadian mortgage delinquency rates are falling, except in the country’s most expensive markets. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) crunched data from Equifax, and found mortgage delinquencies dropped in Q4 2019. Two notable exceptions to the trend were Toronto and Vancouver – where delinquencies increased to multi-year highs, before the pandemic. Mortgage Delinquencies People think […]
Canadian mortgage credit growth is accelerating into the pandemic – despite the lock down. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows outstanding mortgage credit reached a new high in March. The number also saw one of the highest rates of growth for the segment in years. Despite the optimistic sounding trend, one needs to remember hundreds […]
The Canadian economy has been leaning more and more on real estate these days. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows gross domestic product (GDP) was flat in February. Despite the flat growth, real estate advanced and significantly outperformed the general economy. Who Cares About February? We know, February was like, totally forever ago – and […]
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s most important stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Parliament’s Forecast Includes Unemployment Peaking In Q3 Canadian parliament’s economic forecasts include unemployment rising even further. The PBO economic forecast currently sees 14.8% unemployment in Q2, and the ratio peaking at 15% in Q3. At the end of last year […]
Canada is trying to exit a tough situation with the only trick it knows – cheap money. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows the effective interest rate paid by households plummeted for the week of April 10, 2020. The rate paid by households is now the lowest it’s been in years, accompanied by one of […]
