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Why America's bond problem could become your mortgage problem
Robert McLister: When U.S. yields surge, Canadian yields, including those that drive fixed mortgage rates, are not far behind
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Big banks finally blink and hike fixed mortgage rates
Robert McLister: Suddenly Canada’s fixed-rate-leading five-year yield is at a 27-month high
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Mortgage borrowing slows to weakest pace since early 2024: StatCan
Household debt burdens eased as income growth outpaced debt payments, but mortgage interest costs continued to climb.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Should Christina use her entire early inheritance to pay down the mortgage?
FP Answers: Check if the mortgage rate is higher than expected investment returns, and decide whether to buy a bigger home
via Financial Post
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Delta Golf & Country Club Re-Opens After Refinancing Ends Receivership
The receivership proceedings pertaining to the Delta Golf & Country Club have ended, and the court-appointed Receiver has been discharged, according to filings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.Located at 11550 La...
via STOREYS
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Shift to variable, shorter-term mortgages raises borrowers’ rate exposure: CMHC
More than 85% of new uninsured mortgages carried either a variable rate or a fixed term of less than five years in the first quarter, increasing borrowers’ exposure to future rate changes.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Canadian Mortgage-Backed Bonds Get U.S. Disclosure Exemption As Regulators Warn
Huzzah! Canada’s banks can tap American investors for mortgage funding again. Earlier this year, the U.S. SEC quietly granted a no-action exemption for covered bonds, allowing Canadian lenders to market them to American...
via Better Dwelling
Expert
6 Priorities That Should Guide Ontario's Housing Reform
For years, the housing crisis was treated as an unfortunate byproduct of growth rather than the defining economic challenge of our time. That is finally changing.Governments have begun to recognize that housing affordabi...
via STOREYS
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What’s keeping bond yields and fixed mortgage rates elevated
RMG’s Bruno Valko says global deficits, inflation risks and heavy bond issuance are complicating the outlook for fixed mortgage rates.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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Mortgage rates play dead as bond yields hit multi-year highs
Robert McLister: Major lenders appear leery of hiking fixed rates
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Big Six impaired loans nearly triple, but remain manageable: Morningstar DBRS
Impaired loans have climbed to $37.5 billion as consumer and commercial credit pressures grow, although mortgage delinquencies remain relatively low.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Housing Market
Metro Vancouver real estate sales slump despite favourable buying conditions
Metro Vancouver real estate sales continued to slump in August, with experts citing the immigration slowdown, weak demand from investors, and mortgage rates that are still too high to entice buyers. The Fraser Valley Rea...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
Home Buyers
Canada’s Credit Crunch: Peak Homebuyer Defaults & Renter Insolvencies Soar
The bill for Canada’s housing bubble is finally landing, and many can’t afford to pay it. TransUnion credit data shows consumer credit is expanding aggressively in Q2 2026. The growth isn’t due to confidence-inspired bor...
via Better Dwelling
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Here’s how a growing pool of Canadians are paying off their mortgages
With housing prices making homeownership a stretch for many, Canadians, especially millennials, are finding ways to offset the cost
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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Nearly 60% of new CMHC-insured mortgage volume has longer amortizations
Mortgages amortized over more than 25 years accounted for 58.6% of new insured homeowner volume in Q2, down slightly from Q1 but well above year-ago levels.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
New Development
CLV Group Buys Ashcroft’s ReStays Hotel, Unsold Condos Under Receivership
The ReStays Ottawa boutique luxury hotel in downtown Ottawa and a block of unsold ReResidences condos have officially been sold as part of a court-ordered sale, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court.The ReStays...
via STOREYS
Housing Market
Questbank appoints Bekim Merdita as Head of Sales & Marketing to lead next chapter of growth
The mortgage industry veteran will lead Questbank’s sales and marketing strategy as the bank expands nationally and strengthens its support for mortgage brokers.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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EQB gains uninsured mortgage share as credit pressures persist
EQB says stronger applications and closer broker relationships are helping it win business, even as impaired mortgages rise and enforcement timelines stretch as long as two years.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
Housing Market
Despite softening prices, buying a Vancouver home requires huge income
It’s getting more affordable to purchase a Vancouver home, if you can believe it. Even though Vancouver has been ranked as one of the toughest places in Canada to buy a home and has been deemed impossibly unaffordable, i...
via Daily Hive Urbanized
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The Warsh effect on mortgage rates in Canada
Hawkishness often spills over our border, keeping Canadian rates higher than they’d otherwise be
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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How AI disinflation could kill jobs and pull down mortgage rates
Robert McLister: If the tech wizards have it right, the implication is lower-than-normal mortgage rates after AI’s buildout
via Financial Post (Real Estate)
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RBC mortgage growth hits fastest pace since HSBC acquisition
RBC’s mortgage portfolio grew 5% year over year as quarterly growth accelerated, though loan-to-value ratios and delinquencies moved higher.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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TD secured lending grows 4% as mortgage originations hit record
TD’s Canadian real estate secured lending portfolio reached $422 billion as record originations and continued growth in its FlexLine product lifted balances.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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CIBC mortgage delinquencies rise, but losses remain low
Mortgage arrears continued to climb in the third quarter, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, though CIBC says strong borrower equity is keeping actual losses contained.
via Canadian Mortgage Trends
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