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Personal finances of millions of Canadians are worsening, and more people are concerned about their high levels of debt

10 million households own their home, while 5 million rent. But the gap is narrowing.

Immigration and shrinking household size will support Canada’s property market through the current correction according to a new report from RBC Economics.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July edged higher compared with June despite a slowdown in urban starts.

A massive rate jump at the central bank’s meeting next month is a near certainty, economists say

Expand the Bank of Canada mandate, for starters

CMHC revises down home price forecast over next two years to adjust for interest rate spike.

Experts say extending the amortization period for your mortgage could keep your monthly payments in check even as you face higher interest rates, but caution that doing so ... More

Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down in May 2022.

Bond yields surged to a fresh 14-year high this week, driving expectations that fixed rates are likely to continue rising.

The likely deceleration of the housing market would be a welcome effect, Macklem says

Statistics Canada says the amount Canadians owe relative to their income pulled back in the first quarter from the record level set in the fourth quarter of 2021 as incomes ... More

Canada is officially in a recession that's been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council declared Friday.

Rising unemployment and high debt is expected to boost mortgage loan delinquencies in Canada, though experts say it won’t play out like the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis ... More

Happy First Day of Spring Everyone!

The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the federal government will close its borders to most people who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents as part of its ... More

In 2018, the median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $61,400.

The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in big cities increased by 3.9%, clocking the fastest growth since 2001.

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

There will be growth for the Canadian economy in the next two years as the country avoids recession.