Original Source: CanadianMortgageTrends.com
Mortgage debt in Canada soared above $1.7 trillion in June, growing at a monthly pace never before seen, according to Statistics Canada.
The new figures show mortgage debt grew 9.2% compared to the same time last year, a pace not seen since 2008, and jumped 1.37% since May, which StatCan noted is the largest monthly increase on record.
In the first half of 2021, households have added $81.6 billion in mortgage debt, compared with $108.6 billion over all 12 months of 2020.
Historically low interest rates have spurred demand for housing over the past year, despite record gains in home prices. StatCan added that the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) stricter stress test qualification rules for uninsured mortgages came into effect on June 1, “which may have spurred additional borrowing prior to the deadline.”
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