Mortgage Rate Insights

• Housing recovery on the horizon, but RBC warns of fresh price drops in 2026

  Canada’s housing market is expected to stabilize, but RBC warns prices will edge lower into 2026 as Ontario and B.C. grapple with excess supply.

  Published: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:26:26 +0000
• Trump and Carney talk about trade, agree to speak again soon

  U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a “wide-ranging conversation” Thursday that included trade and the war in Ukraine, according to Carney’s office.

  Published: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000
• Mortgage industry rallies behind Habitat for Humanity to tackle affordability challenges

  Mortgage Professionals Canada has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Canada, pledging $100,000 and volunteer support to help build 10 homes across the country.

  Published: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:52:54 +0000
• Renting vs. buying: Is renting for life really that bad?

  The rent-versus-buy debate has long divided financial experts and aspiring homeowners, with no clear winner in sight.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:13:22 +0000
• Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built

  Ontario is planning to make changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their progress on building, the minister signalled in a speech Tuesday.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000
• Bank of Canada likely unmoved by modest dip in inflation, economists say

  Inflation eased slightly in July, but core measures remain sticky, leaving economists doubtful the Bank of Canada will change course in September.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:26:12 +0000
• Canada inflation eases to 1.7%, driven by falling gas prices

  Canadian consumer prices moderated slightly and underlying pressures broadly eased.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:12:25 +0000
• Ontario increasing funding for housing-enabling infrastructure

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is putting $1.6 billion more toward funds for municipalities to help them get housing built.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000
• City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling

  The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the move and ruled the city had taken steps to shelter unhoused people.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:31:00 +0000
• Housing crunch: Nova Scotia opens rental units for health-care workers in South Shore

  Nova Scotia's government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to help health-care workers find homes in the South Shore.

  Published: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:23:00 +0000