Canada’s Mortgage Mayhem From Higher Rates? It Was Just $61
Canadian mortgage rates are on the rise but the average household’s payment is growing only slightly faster than they were with low rates.
Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Is So Big Households Need 64% of Income For A Mortgage
Most of Canada couldn’t buy a home even if they wanted to. National Bank of Canada (NBF) is once again sounding the alarm on housing affordability. A typical home required nearly two-thirds of a household’s income just to service the mortgage payments in Q2 2022. The quarter saw the fastest erosion of affordability in 40 […]
Canadian Mortgages To Experience Less Payment Shock Than Some Countries: Fitch
Fitch Ratings data shows Canada’s world-class mortgage debt won’t be as vulnerable to rate shock as countries like Australia and the UK.
This Week’s Top Story: Canada’s Real Estate Bubble Eliminated By Data Revision & More Experts See Lower Prices
This week’s cheat sheet includes how Canada eliminated its real estate bubble with data revisions, and experts forecast bigger declines.
Canadian Real Estate Affordability Hits Worst Level Since The 90s: Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada Housing Affordability Index shows it hasn’t been this hard to buy a home since the early 90s real estate bubble.
Over 1 In 10 of Canada’s Non-Resident Real Estate Owners Have Multiple Properties
Non-resident investors find Canada’s real estate markets so nice they’re buying it twice… or thrice, sometimes more. Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP) shows substantial non-resident homeownership. Not new, but what is surprising is the share of non-residents, who have income tax obligations in another country, that owned multiple homes in 2020. Over […]
This Week’s Top Stories: Canadian Real Estate Outlook Worsens & Investors Own Most New Condos
Canadian real estate is much worse than thought according to a Big Six bank, and investors bought most new condos.
Canada’s Mortgage Boom Is Almost Entirely Uninsured As Investors Take Over
Canadian mortgage debt has been soaring, and it’s entirely due to uninsured borrowing. Bank of Canada (BoC) data shows mortgage debt was still rising in May, despite falling home sales. Drilling down into the numbers reveals it was entirely uninsured mortgage growth. The insured segment, with smaller down payments and often first-time buyers, is falling. […]
Many of Canada’s Peak Real Estate Buyers Might Already Be Underwater
Many Canadian real estate buyers at the March 2022 that left a minimum down payment might be holding property worth less than they borrowed.
Canada’s Rising Mortgage Rates Is Bad News For Borrowers, But Not The Economy: NBF
Higher Canadian mortgage rates will reduce disposable income, but the reduction is much smaller than the current rate of inflation.
