Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) just released the latest available data on trends in the residential mortgage industry. The latest report provides insights into the evolving mortgage industry landscape and market trends using data from Q2 and Q3 2022.

Here is a brief summary of CMHC’s findings:

Mortgage Market Trends
– Mortgage growth slowed down as interest rates hiked in the second quarter of 2022
-Since June, mortgage consumers are increasingly turning back to fix rates as interest rates rapidly increase and the discount on variable interest rates vanishes
-Declining ratios of mortgage loan approvals to applications in the first two quarters of 2022 show it is increasingly difficult for potential borrowers to get qualified for loans subject to the stress test.
-At the end of the second quarter, the share of Mortgages in arrears (i.e. delinquent for 90 days or more) continued to trend downwards across all types of lenders.

Housing Finance Research at-a-glance

-in the third quarter of 2022, consumers without a mortgage registered notable delinquency rate increases in auto loans and credit cards.
– Mortgage lending growth by alternate lenders outpaced conventional lenders in the second quarter of 2022. Their portfolio metrics indicated a decreasing risk profile.
– Based on data as of Q3 2022, mortgage borrowers in the alternative lending space are more likely to renew their loans as it becomes harder to qualify with traditional lenders.

CMHC’s full Residential Mortgage Industry Report – Fall 2022 edition can be found here:
https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-research/research-reports/housing-finance/residential-mortgage-industry-report