Canadian housing, mortgage and market headlines — gathered from reputable publishers and refreshed every morning.
Last updated Oct 28, 2026 · 6:15 AM ET
163 stories · #Mortgage
Mortgage Rates
A two-building seniors residential complex in Ottawa's Citiplace neighbourhood has officially changed hands following a court-ordered sale, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court and a press release.The complex c...
Mortgage Rates
Robert McLister: If you’re planning to lock in a mortgage, today is better than tomorrow
Mortgage Rates
FP Answers: The key is cash flow and whether he can comfortably repay the loan while paying off other debt such as a mortgage
Government & Policy
A Vancouver neighbourhood association has lost its bid to overturn the approval for a low-rise secured purpose-built rental housing project near SkyTrain’s King Edward Station, after a judge upheld the City of Vancouver’...
Government & Policy
Small-scale infill projects have gone from a barely noticeable share of Toronto’s housing starts to a more meaningful one in just two years, according to a new analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)...
Renting
Canadian renters with aspirations to move are facing much more than a logistical hassle, according to a new report on housing affordability from Statistics Canada (StatCan). The research, which draws from the fourth cycl...
Mortgage Rates
Despite widespread perception of risk, younger Canadians are more likely to consider alternative mortgage lending, calling it flexible and innovative TORONTO — Homeownership is a goal for many Canadians, but even as pric...
Garry Marr
Locking in long-term at lower rates looks like a steal, until you decide to move
Home Buyers
New housing survey data show more homeowners struggling with higher payments, even as recent first-time buyers remain less likely than other owners to be in core housing need.
Mortgage Rates
Households are on a borrowing spree, but mortgages are no longer the weapon of choice. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows household credit hit a new high in July. Mortgages continue to represent the lion’s share of d...
Mortgage Rates
Mortgage delinquencies remain relatively contained nationally, but Ontario and B.C. continue to show more pronounced stress as first-time buyers increasingly rely on joint mortgages.
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canada’s Plan To Fix Housing? Just Change What Affordable Means Back in 2023, the CMHC said that building 3.5 million homes could restore 2004 le...
Mortgage Rates
Robert McLister: Despite all the interest rate-hike talk, roughly half of borrowers are still choosing variable rates
Government & Policy
Canada’s building boom and slowing population growth finally pushed it closer to its affordability target. Just kidding. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation‘s (CMHC) 2026 Housing Supply Report shows it was never...
Housing Market
Tariffs are adding to borrowing and construction costs while raising fresh concerns about employment, credit access and housing demand.
Mortgage Rates
Canada’s real estate recovery has barely begun but it already faces headwinds. Rising inflation and credit demand has the market now expecting 5 rate hikes. This morning, BMO Capital Markets told investors that 5 hikes s...
Government & Policy
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports the annual pace of housing starts for August edged lower compared with July.
Home Buyers
The Conservative leader joined mortgage broker Ron Butler for a wide-ranging discussion on housing affordability, development costs and the federal government’s approach to homeownership.
Insider
A builder has to sell tomorrow’s home against today’s resale market. When existing homes get cheaper, a new project has less room to cover its costs.That calculation is becoming harder across much of Canada. CREA’s Augus...
Housing Market
Canadian home sales edged down 0.7% month-over-month in August 2026, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), marking the fourth straight month where sales activity and prices have hardly budged.Measured...
Mortgage Rates
Higher bond yields have already pushed fixed mortgage rates up and renewed expectations of a possible Bank of Canada rate hike
This Week’s Top Stories
Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadian Mortgage Rates Set To Rise As Lender Margins Collapse Canadian fixed-rate mortgages are set to surge as bond yields continue to rise. Th...
Mortgage Rates
Major lenders have raised fixed rates, while some borrowers may face larger increases as discretionary discounts disappear.
Mortgage Rates
Government of Canada bond yields made an abrupt surge yesterday, extending a trend that kicked off in February. Despite the aggressive rise, mortgage rates haven’t climbed with them as expected. A Big Six bank says lende...
Headlines are aggregated from third-party publishers and link to the original article. HOMEH does not own this content; all rights remain with the respective publishers.
Book a free consultation to see how we make homeownership affordable and easy for you.
Stay in the know.
