Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is easing its underwriting criteria for mortgage loan insurance after changes it made last year were not effective and caused it to lose market ... More

The trend in housing starts was 279,055 units in April 2021, up from 272,164 units in March 2021, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). ... More

Sustained housing price increases still outpacing the recovery in fundamental factors, such as labour income, means Canada's national housing market remains moderately ... More

Evan Siddall, president and chief executive officer of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp, claims no-one accurately predicted what happened. ... More

e annual pace of housing starts in December fell compared with November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC). ... More

The mortgage delinquency rate among Canadian seniors has reached its highest level in years, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. ... More

The upward trend in Canadian housing starts continued in November, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. ... More

Some economists polled by Finder expressed scepticism towards the Crown corporation's market outlook ... More

The strength of the Canadian real estate market has proven itself time and again during the pandemic ... More

The latest analysis from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) indicates that weakening housing market fundamentals and an increase in average overvaluation estimates in ... More

The head of Canada’s housing authority implored the nation’s lenders to “reconsider” offering mortgages to highly leveraged households, saying excessive ... More

The trend in housing starts was 204,376 units in July 2020, up from 199,778 units in June 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is ... More

This fall, loan payments unemployed borrowers kicked down the road must start being repaid again, plus interest ... More

Many Canadians will attempt to purchase new homes before the adjusted rules take effect on July 1. ... More

The trend in housing starts was 196,750 units in May 2020, down from 198,644 units in April 2020. ... More

Canada’s housing agency is tightening rules to make it more difficult for higher-risk borrowers to qualify for mortgage insurance. ... More

Why does CMHC's Evan Siddall think Canada is headed for a 'deferral cliff'? ... More

Canada beefs up liquidity plan with expanded mortgage guarantee ... More

The Canadian government has announced a further measure to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and to help maintain stability in the financial system. ... More

The national trend in housing starts essentially held steady in January. ... More

There was a decline in the 6-month moving trend in Canadian housing starts in December. ... More

There were some slight increases but the 6-month trend was essentially unchanged ... More

The pace of housing starts nationwide in September was considerably slower compared to the August output, according to new data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. ... More

Real estate flipping in the Waterloo region is mostly committed by investors from the Greater Toronto Area, according to a new report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. ... More

The Bank of Canada's rate used by mortgage stress tests to determine whether would-be homeowners can qualify has dropped for the first time in three years. ... More

The Ontario Real Estate Association is calling for less stringent mortgage rules in a rebuttal aimed at the head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. ... 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

While more details about the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive were released this week, there remains a glaring problem. ... More

The incentive will allow eligible first-time homebuyers who have the minimum down payment for an insured mortgage with CMHC, Genworth or Canada Guaranty, to apply to finance a ... More

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