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High interest rates have applied the brakes to Canada’s mortgage market, which saw growth slow to a 22-year low in September.

From a crackdown to short-term rentals to new investments to create more housing supply, the federal government made housing a key component of its Fall Economic Statement ... More

Surging interest rates are weighing down on current homeowners – and further turbulence is on the horizon

Residential mortgage debt in Canada totalled $2.14 trillion as of August this year, up by 3.4% compared with the same month in 2022 as the value of uninsured mortgages ... More

Canadian homeowners are facing a significant payment shock on their mortgages unless interest rates decline in the coming years, according to a new Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) ... More

Upcoming mortgage renewals at high interest rate levels will potentially drive the Canadian economy into a more severe downturn than anticipated.

Canadian mortgage borrowers continued to see their interest costs climb in the second quarter, which have now soared over 80% since the Bank of Canada started raising interest ... More

With the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hikes aimed at fighting inflation, the housing market in Canada experienced a slight drop in prices, according to a new report ... More

The plan might help safeguard the stability of the financial system - but could also see mortgage costs rise.

Following the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hike, experts say Canadian mortgage owners will feel the impact of higher borrowing costs, either in the form of ... More

Ottawa has published a new set of guidelines to standardize how Canada’s federally regulated lenders offer mortgage relief to consumers struggling under the weight of ... More

Canada's record pace of interest rate hikes has led to the repayment period for many variable rate mortgages lengthening to over 30 years, helping to shield households from ... More

While the pain of elevated interest rates is already hitting those with variable-rate mortgages, the sticker shock of higher payments might not be felt for a couple years among ... More

Policymakers can take more concrete steps to alleviate consumer worries, national housing agency head says

Fixed mortgage rates are once again on the rise, with rates under 5% quickly becoming a distant memory.

While a large number of mortgage holders have seen their monthly payment rates jump over the past year due to rising interest rates, the Bank of Canada (BoC) says the impact ... More

Canadian banks processed more than 670,000 mortgage deferrals or skipped payments in the month since announcing a measure to help consumers weather the economic hit from the ... More

Canada’s biggest banks have received nearly half a million requests from homeowners to hold off mortgage payments as the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic ... More

Canada beefs up liquidity plan with expanded mortgage guarantee

Remember the Bank of Canada’s anxiety over worrisome consumer debt loads and housing imbalances? So much for that.

The proposed change to the federal mortgage guidelines that would reduce the stress test requirement for borrowers could adversely affect the credit risk of Canada’s big ... More

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has announced that it is considering a new benchmark rate to determine the minimum qualifying rate for ... More

Ottawa changing stress test rate for insured mortgages starting April 6.

The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady but expressed heightened concern about a slowing economy.

The current lending rules in Canada are geared towards shorter-mortgage terms

The 2020s won’t be the decade to lock into a long-term fixed mortgage, according to RBC Economics.

Royal Bank of Canada chief executive Dave McKay told a banking conference on Tuesday that the mortgage stress test has “generally been good ... More

Canada’s outstanding mortgage credit load continues breaking records, reaching a new high of more than $1.59 trillion as of August, according to the country’s ... More

Employment figures had a major influence on the market's dynamics.

Great News for Canadians waiting for lower rates as the effects of shrinking global economy to hit Canada as well.