One of the most prominent discussion points between brokers, agents and their clients, the fixed-versus-variable debate, took a significant swing in 2022 as a big trend of ... More

Canada’s national arrears rate ticked up from its all-time low in October, according to data from the Canadian Bankers Association. ... More

Canada's banking regulator has unveiled three new regulatory proposals that could further restrict mortgage lending pending a just-launched consultation period. ... More

At least two of Canada’s largest mortgage lenders allow borrowers to shift a portion of their interest costs onto the principal owed on their mortgages, helping them cope ... More

Trend builds on substantial annual increase in Canadian residential mortgage debt last year. ... More

Inflation in Canada grew at a pace not seen since 1983, further increasing the likelihood of an “oversized” rate hike of 75 basis points at the Bank of Canada’s ... More

Economists believe it's even more likely Macklem will have the confidence to increase the benchmark rate the same as U.S. bank authority. ... More

Central bank highlights rising debt loads and falling home prices among ... More

Notwithstanding some additional rate hikes last week, fixed mortgage rates have seemingly plateaued following a stellar run-up over the past several months. ... More

The cost of living continued to increase in April, raising the odds that the Bank of Canada will respond forcefully with at least a 50-basis-point rate hike at its June meeting. ... 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 deepens, ... More

Canada’s mortgage rates are creeping up even though the country’s central bank has slashed borrowing costs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. ... More

Just a few days before the Bank of Canada’s March 4 meeting, the Monetary Policy Council of the C.D. Howe Institute called on the institution to lower its benchmark policy ... More

Fixed rate mortgages could go on sale as fears of spreading coronavirus push bond yields down ... More

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

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

TD economists says the cost of servicing debts should ease early in 2020 ... More

Some fresh information on the status of the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) and a possible increase on the $1M cap for insured ... More

The cost of living was higher across many products and services in September. ... 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 central ... More

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

Strange Things: Canadians can now get a lower interest rate on a new mortgage by locking into a fixed rate, rather than opting for a variable rate. ... More

Those renewing or about to renew their mortgages can breathe a sigh of relief: The era of higher interest rates appears to have been short-lived. ... More

An increasing number of homeowners turned to alternative lenders last year, while new mortgage growth reached its slowest pace in more than a quarter of a century amid government ... More

The Canadian mortgage market continues to suffer from the impact of lower home sales in major markets as the stress tests weaken homebuyers’ abilities. ... More

Canadian mortgage rates have already tumbled in recent months and more discounts could be on the way for homebuyers, a according to a new forecast. ... More

Canada’s top federal banking regulator says a stress-test for uninsured mortgages is “working,” but that it is still keeping an eye on lending practices. ... More

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz suggested that lenders should encourage mortgage products with longer terms as a means of distributing risk more evenly and insulating the ... More

Goodbye, variable-rate mortgage. Everyone’s going fixed these days, and for good reason. ... More

The Bank of Canada will likely hold off raising interest rates through all of 2020, and could even cut rates later this year, according to TD Securities’ senior rates ... More