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CMHC to Raise Mortgage Insurance Premiums for New Homebuyers

Canada's federal housing agency is hiking the cost of mortgage loan insurance for homebuyers starting March 17, as part of new regulatory requirements mandating it to hold more capital to ...

January 17, 2017BY The Canadian Press

Canadian Government Targets More Reductions to Housing Market Exposure

The federal government wants to find out if it would be a better system to require mortgage lenders ...

October 27, 2016BY Rahul Vaidyanath

CMHC Examining Banks Taking on More Mortgage Risk

TORONTO—Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is continuing to explore the possibility of forcing banks to shoulder more ...

March 15, 2016BY The Canadian Press

Multi-Unit Projects Drive Up August Housing Starts in Canada

Canadian housing construction heated up in August, driven by a 19.5 percent increase in urban multi-unit projects, primarily ...

September 9, 2015BY The Canadian Press

Housing Starts in Canada Feeling Winter’s Chill

Homebuilding in Canada took a sharp turn lower in February as housing starts fell 16.4 percent month-over-month.

March 11, 2015BY Rahul Vaidyanath

Condos Push Up Canadian Housing Starts in September

The pace of housing starts in Canada picked up slightly in September as work began on more multiple-unit ...

October 7, 2014BY The Canadian Press

Canadian Housing Starts Lower Than Expectations in August

The annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in August to 192,368 units, down from 199,813 in ...

September 9, 2014BY The Canadian Press

Canada’s Housing Market Gains Strength as Mortgage Rates Stay Low

The strengthening trend in the monthly indicators of housing starts, home sales, and house prices is clear. The ...

August 19, 2014BY Rahul Vaidyanath