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Sat, 24 May 2025 13:41:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-CMT_Website_Icon-32x32.png housing affordability – Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com 32 32 Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/ottawa-has-to-allow-home-prices-to-fall-to-make-housing-more-affordable-experts-say/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/ottawa-has-to-allow-home-prices-to-fall-to-make-housing-more-affordable-experts-say/#comments Sat, 24 May 2025 13:41:17 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67874 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/ottawa-has-to-allow-home-prices-to-fall-to-make-housing-more-affordable-experts-say/feed/ 2 In Canada’s housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution? https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/in-canadas-housing-crisis-are-modular-homes-a-cheaper-and-faster-solution/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/in-canadas-housing-crisis-are-modular-homes-a-cheaper-and-faster-solution/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 15:31:30 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67737 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/05/in-canadas-housing-crisis-are-modular-homes-a-cheaper-and-faster-solution/feed/ 0 Metro Vancouver housing figures underscore massive gap in affordable units https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/metro-vancouver-housing-figures-underscore-massive-gap-in-affordable-units/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/metro-vancouver-housing-figures-underscore-massive-gap-in-affordable-units/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:32:39 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=67064 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/metro-vancouver-housing-figures-underscore-massive-gap-in-affordable-units/feed/ 0 Mortgage Digest: Why fixed rates could drop further despite rising bond yields https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/mortgage-digest-bond-yields-whipsaw-but-fixed-rates-still-have-room-to-fall/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/mortgage-digest-bond-yields-whipsaw-but-fixed-rates-still-have-room-to-fall/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:23:58 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=66481 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/04/mortgage-digest-bond-yields-whipsaw-but-fixed-rates-still-have-room-to-fall/feed/ 0 Carney pledges to cut GST for first-time buyers of homes under $1M https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/03/carney-pledges-to-cut-gst-for-first-time-buyers-of-homes-under-1m/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/03/carney-pledges-to-cut-gst-for-first-time-buyers-of-homes-under-1m/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:28:40 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=65271 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/03/carney-pledges-to-cut-gst-for-first-time-buyers-of-homes-under-1m/feed/ 7 Soaring housing costs limiting population mobility across Canada: CMHC https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/01/soaring-housing-costs-limiting-population-mobility-across-canada-cmhc/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/01/soaring-housing-costs-limiting-population-mobility-across-canada-cmhc/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:58:04 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=62359 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/01/soaring-housing-costs-limiting-population-mobility-across-canada-cmhc/feed/ 0 Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/home-affordability-improves-but-still-challenging-for-many-canadians-rbc-report/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/home-affordability-improves-but-still-challenging-for-many-canadians-rbc-report/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:36:50 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=60282 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/home-affordability-improves-but-still-challenging-for-many-canadians-rbc-report/feed/ 0 Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/halifax-mayor-says-city-is-past-the-worst-of-its-housing-crisis-advocates-disagree/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/halifax-mayor-says-city-is-past-the-worst-of-its-housing-crisis-advocates-disagree/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:20:38 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=59987 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/halifax-mayor-says-city-is-past-the-worst-of-its-housing-crisis-advocates-disagree/feed/ 0 New mortgage rules take effect today; more may be coming on Monday, economist says https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/new-mortgage-rules-take-effect-tomorrow-more-may-be-coming-on-monday-economist-says/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/new-mortgage-rules-take-effect-tomorrow-more-may-be-coming-on-monday-economist-says/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 02:56:47 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=59797 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/new-mortgage-rules-take-effect-tomorrow-more-may-be-coming-on-monday-economist-says/feed/ 0 Housing unaffordability still rising despite billions in government measures: PBO https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/housing-unaffordability-still-rising-despite-billions-in-government-measures-pbo/ https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/housing-unaffordability-still-rising-despite-billions-in-government-measures-pbo/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:30:04 +0000 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/?p=59684 https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2024/12/housing-unaffordability-still-rising-despite-billions-in-government-measures-pbo/feed/ 0