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Housing Construction Plunges Nationwide

The Huffington Post Canada | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.08.2013 | Canada Business

Housing starts in Canada were 25.4 per cent lower in April of this year than they were the same month last year, a clear sign that Canada's housing ma...

Not Much Of A Rebound

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - There are fresh signs of cooling in the Canadian housing market, but analysts say fears of a major crash have yet to materialize.Canada Mortg...

Is Canada's Mortgage Insurer Trying To Hide Data On Foreclosures?

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 02.28.2013 | Canada Business

Canada’s government-run mortgage insurer is playing down suspicions it’s trying to keep information from the public about foreclosed homes it’s ...

Why Is Canada's Mortgage Insurer Fighting The NDP?

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - A Crown corporation's decision to publicly comment on an NDP-backed bill is raising questions about whether the Conservative government is us...

And The Forecast For Canada's Housing Market Is..

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 02.22.2013 | Canada Business

Construction on new Canadian homes will fall 11 per cent in 2013 compared to the year before, but pick up in the second half of the year, says Canada'...

Housing Starts Dip But Still Surprise Economists

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Housing starts declined for the fourth consecutive month in December, but remained well above sustainable levels, leading to further fears th...

Bad News In Housing Keeps Building Up

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.09.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts fell in November for a third straight month.The agency says there were 17,6...

New Mortgages Plunge: CMHC

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.29.2012 | Canada Business

The number of new mortgages insured by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. dropped by more than a third in the three months ending in September, ano...

Housing Slowdown Goes Nationwide: CMHC

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.08.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The pace of home building slowed in October to a softer reading than economists expected in a report by the federal mortgage insurer, providi...

Flaherty: Feds May Privatize Mortgage Insurer

CP | Posted 10.22.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO — The Globe and Mail reports that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty would like to privatize Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. within five to 10 ...

'Moderate' Slowdown In Housing Market Coming, Mortgage Insurer Says

CP | Posted 08.14.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is forecasting a moderate slowdown in new-home construction starts as well as sales of existing housing.The...

Housing Starts Still Rising, CMHC Says

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 09.09.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of housing starts rose in June, driven by urban multiple starts — condos, apartments and th...

Housing Starts Coming Back Down To Earth: CMHC

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.08.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., says the pace of home construction cooled in May after a strong showing in April.It says the May figure of...

Prices Soften, But Condo Construction Speeds Up

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.08.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - The pace of housing starts unexpectedly surged in April, mainly due to an increase in construction on urban apartments and condos, areas of ...

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'I'm A Canadian Bank, And I Have A Lending Problem'

HuffingtonPost.com | Daniel Tencer | Posted 05.01.2012 | Canada Business

The debate over whether or not Canadian banks were bailed out has turned into a game of he-said, she-said. On one side is the progressive Canadian ...

Feds Announce Overhaul Of Mortgage System

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.26.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing oversight of government-backed mortgages in Canada, while also shifting more of the risk for some financ...

Canada's Condo Frenzy Still Accelerating: CMHC

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's home-building industry was unexpectedly hot in March — particularly the condo sector in Toronto.The latest data on residential con...

Canada's Housing Market Steady Ahead: CMHC

CP | Posted 02.13.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA -- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is predicting the Canadian housing market will remain fairly stable this year and next, with little change...

Is There A Glut In Canada's Housing Market?

CP | Posted 02.08.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO -- The pace of housing starts slowed slightly in January but remained robust during an unseasonably warm winter, according to data from Canada...

CMHC's Lending Limit Could Mean Cooling For Canada's Housing Market

CP | Craig Wong, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - A federal limit on the amount of loans Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is allowed to insure could lead to stricter lending conditions and a...

Debt Warning Signs Not Slowing Canada's House Builders

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.11.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - With home construction starts rebounding in December, Canada's builders showed few signs of slowing down despite persistent warnings about hi...

Housing Market Is One-Fifth Of Canada's Economy: CMHC

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.28.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Demographic changes from aging to immigration flows are helping shape Canada's housing market of the future, the federal housing agency sugge...

...But Housing Starts See Steep Drop

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.07.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - New home building across Canada dropped by a sharp 13 per cent in November as the volatile sector that represents condos and apartments show...

New Home Construction Up In September: CMHC

CP | Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.11.2011 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Stronger than expected home construction in September drove third-quarter housing starts to their highest peak since 2008, leading some econ...

CMHC: Canadian Housing Market In Good Shape

CP | Mary Gazze, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.29.2011 | Canada Business

Canada's national housing agency says it expects home sales and construction activity will cool but remain healthy in the second half of the year, due...