November 22nd, 2022 Mortgage Industry Update
The Bank of Canada announced on October 26th that its overnight lending rate will increase to 3.75% from 3.25%. Inflation globally and in Canada continues to rise. Central banks around the world continue to tighten as well. The prime rate has increased to 5.95% from 5.45%. The Bank of Canada suggests that they will more than likely continue to raise interest rates as necessary to tackle higher than anticipated inflation rates.
Additionally this week:
– Statistics Canada: Annual inflation rate held steady in October. Consumer price index rose 6.9% from a year ago, in line with economist expectations and matching the increase in September. Index gained 0.7% during the month, a touch lighter than the 0.8% forecast by economists.
– CREA: October national home sales rose by 1.3%, first time since February. However down 36% yearly. 60% of all local markets had seen a jump. Number of newly listed homes also saw an 2.2% monthly increase. National average home price came in at $644,643, a 10% yearly decline.
– Statistics Canada: Investment in building construction declined by 0.6% to $20.9 billion in September. Decrease was especially notable in the residential segment, which went down by 1.3% to $15.4 billion. Single-family home investment ticked down by 1.3% to $8.5 billion.
– Canada currently has the most expensive housing market among the G7 nations, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Home price-to-income ratio in Canada reached 148.16 in Q3. Germany came in at a considerably distant second with 140.6.
– Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals: Consumer insolvency filings saw largest proportional growth in 13 years with a 22.5% annual increase during Q3. Increased by 2.3% on a quarterly basis, with number of filings veering back to pre-pandemic levels.
– Avison Young: Suburban office market in GTA is settling at a moderate clip, with rising availability (up by 30 basis points to 17.5%) and vacancy (up by 10 bps to 11.6%) during Q3. Availability went up by 15% from Q2 to Q3, totalling 7.2 million square feet of available space.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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