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RBC says it’s ready for competitive spring mortgage market and upcoming renewal wave

March 1, 2025 No Comments

As the spring mortgage market approaches, Canada’s largest bank says it’s getting ready for a busy season of mortgage renewals.

Ontario’s housing market reset: New data reveals shifting buyer trends and investor pullback

February 20, 2025 2 Comments

Ontario’s housing market has been characterized by extremes in recent years, and some new data paints perhaps the clearest picture yet of how the market has shifted.

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Homeowners expect monthly mortgage payments to rise upon renewal in 2025: survey

February 20, 2025 No Comments

As more than one million mortgages come up for renewal in Canada this year, a new survey says the majority of those homeowners expect to pay more in their monthly borrowing costs.

Seven in 10 mortgage holders anxious about upcoming renewal, MPC survey reveals

December 20, 2024 No Comments

However, MPC’s latest consumer survey also revealed improving consumer sentiment, with more Canadians believing that now is a good time to buy a home.

Some banks rethinking strategy on home mortgage competition

September 4, 2024 1 Comment

Some Canadian banks say they’re starting to question how aggressively they go after mortgage customers amid intense competition.

Residential mortgage debt hits $2.16 trillion amid slowest growth in 23 years: CMHC

May 29, 2024 No Comments

CMHC says the country’s total residential mortgage debt totalled $2.16 trillion as of February this year, up 3.4% year-over-year and representing the slowest growth in 23 years.

2023 mortgage market year in review

December 29, 2023 No Comments

As we wrap up a year full of economic twists and turns—and interest rate ups and downs—we wanted to look back at some of the top mortgage-related stories that graced our pages in 2023.

Most mortgage borrowers to see payments rise 34% to 54% vs. early 2022: Bank of Canada

December 20, 2023 No Comments

If you had a mortgage as of February 2022, chances are you will be facing a payment increase before the end of 2025.

Half of non-homeowners in Canada losing hope of buying property: MPC survey

September 20, 2023 1 Comment

Nearly half of non-homeowners in Canada think they’ll never be able to purchase a home, according to new survey results from Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC).

Canada’s financial consumer watchdog unveils guidelines to support at-risk mortgage borrowers

July 5, 2023 No Comments

The country’s financial consumer watchdog today unveiled new guidelines urging financial institutions to provide support to mortgage holders who are facing “severe financial stress” and are at-risk of default.

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