CMHC says mortgage risks remain as delinquencies creep up, alternative lending grows

CMHC says mortgage risks remain as delinquencies creep up, alternative lending grows
New single family houses billed as estate cottages and townhouses under construction are seen in an aerial view, in Delta, B.C., on Aug. 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Risks remain in the mortgage market as a wave of borrowers still have to renew at higher rates, alternative lenders take a growing share of new mortgages and delinquency rates keep creeping up, Canada’s housing agency says.

The notes of caution in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s latest residential mortgage industry report out Monday came as overall, the housing market has held up well despite the higher interest rates and a tepid economy.