report Archives - Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada

Benefits of Homeownership Reaffirmed in New Study

Steve HueblSeptember 17, 2018

Despite deteriorating housing affordability across the country, buying a home is still the more affordable option when compared to renting. A new report from... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports4 min read

Broker Lender Market Share – Q2 2018

Robert McListerSeptember 6, 2018

A whopping 89% of broker volume was routed to the top 10 lenders in Q2, according to reported Finastra data. That's the most on record, going back to when we... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports4 min read

Stress Test Impacts Measured

Steve HueblJuly 26, 2018

The government's latest mortgage rule changes have caused an imbalance between supply and demand in almost every region of the country, and will result in an es... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports6 min read

Interest Rate Hikes Eroding Housing Affordability

Steve HueblJuly 5, 2018

After improving slightly late last year, housing affordability has now reached "crisis levels" in Vancouver and is posing a "tremendous challenge" in Toronto. ... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports2 min read

What’s Motivating Canadian Homebuyers?

Steve HueblJune 29, 2018

Canadian homebuyers are being driven by three key motivations: the fear of missing out, the perceived impact of foreign investors and expectations of future pri... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports2 min read

Broker Lender Market Share – Q1 2018

Robert McListerJune 8, 2018

Credit unions saw their slice of the broker pie shrink in Q1. That comes despite OSFI's January 1 stress test, which played right into their hands given they ar... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports7 min read

The Latest in Mortgage News – The Stats Are In

Steve HueblApril 27, 2018

There have been a number of reports released over the past few weeks that have provided some interesting insight into the state of the housing and mortgage mark... Read More...

Mortgage Broker News4 min read

The State of Mortgage Consumers

Steve HueblApril 25, 2018

Mortgage consumer debt reached a record level in the second quarter of 2017, yet mortgage holders have proven capable of managing their increasing monthly oblig... Read More...

Mortgage Broker News3 min read

Opinion: S&P Overstates Broker Fraud Driver

Robert McListerMarch 21, 2018

A few weeks ago, S&P said Canadian bank risk was rising, and it blamed mortgage brokers in the process. The rating agency wrote: “…The growing share o... Read More...

Mortgage Commentary8 min read

Broker Lender Market Share – Q4 2017

Robert McListerMarch 5, 2018

Banks continued to eat up market share in the fourth quarter, growing their portion of the broker pie by 5.4 percentage points vs. Q4 2016. For the full year, ... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports6 min read