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Three quarters of homebuyers in three of Canada's largest housing markets are not willing to take financial risks when buying a home, ... More

Spring is typically a busy time for home sales, so lenders are competing fiercely right now for new business — and that's adding up to record low rates for borrowers. ... More

The Conservative Party leader says he's "absolutely committed" to reviewing the rule. ... More

Canada needs to be building more homes to meet demand which is greater than official figures suggest. ... More

The head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) gave a candid assessment of the country’s housing market, saying the “party” of homeownership as a ... More

Having a sufficient down payment to afford the home they want is the largest concern of first-time buyers according to a new survey. ... More

Canada's housing agency says new spending measures aimed at helping first-time buyers afford homes won't push prices up more than a few tenths of a percentage point. ... More

The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive actually reduces affordability. ... More

Budget offers an array of incentives aimed at first-time homebuyers, raises the limit on tax-free RRSP withdrawals. ... More

Ten per cent of Canadians no longer qualify for a mortgage with banks. ... More

The B-20 mandated stress test is already outdated considering current market realities, according to a real estate firm head. ... More

The federal government appears to be considering a budget announcement that would allow first-time homebuyers to obtain 30-year insured mortgages, up from the 25-year limit now, ... More

Updated numbers from the Bank of Canada showed that the balance of insured mortgage debt suffered its largest decline in history. ... More

Rising rents is making homeownership the affordable alternative according to a new report. ... More

Here are some interesting data about Gen Zers and their homeownership plans and goals. ... More

Foreign ownership, speculation perceived to be the most influential factors according to a recent report by CMHC. ... More

There appears to be little relief in sight for Canadian homebuyers, especially first-time buyers, as affordability is likely to worsen. ... More

Private lenders have doubled their share of Canadian mortgages since 2015. ... More

Research from the C.D. Howe Institute released Tuesday revealed zoning regulations, development charges and housing limits in and around southern Ontario's Greenbelt have ... More

First-time home buyers already struggling with more stringent mortgage rules have been dealt another blow by an increase this week in the Bank of Canada’s five-year mortgage ... More

Almost six in 10 Canadian millennials are already homeowners, with more of this age group planning to buy a home in the next two years, according to a Genworth Canada survey ... More

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce says it will raise its five-year fixed-rate mortgage rate Tuesday by 15 basis points. ... More

The home-purchasing power of ‘peak millennials’ aged 25-31 has diminished by around $40,103 (16.5%) since the introduction of the OSFI stress test at the start of ... More

A recent survey conducted found that a growing proportion of Canadian homebuyers reported feeling pinched by the stress tests which came into effect January 2018. ... More

The results of a fresh study conducted by Royal Bank of Canada showed that fully 32% of Canadians are likely to buy a home in the next two years (up by 7% from last ... More

The recent increases in interest rates appear not to have dampened the intentions of most Canadian home buyers. ... More

Canada’s real estate market will hit a slow patch in 2018 as tighter mortgage stress tests apply pressure and the impact could be exacerbated if an expected interest rate ... More

With reduced buying power, house hunters will scoop these properties up ... More

Did you know that it’s actually less expensive to buy a home compared to a condo. ... More

OSFI has published its update for the tightening of mortgage lending regulations known as Guideline B-20 and set the date that it will apply.  ... More