{"id":951517,"date":"2026-10-30T05:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951517\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:32:14","slug":"canadas-housing-agency-forecasts-surge-in-mortgage-arrears-but-it-may-be-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/951517\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s Housing Agency Forecasts Surge In Mortgage Arrears, But It May Be Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s national housing agency is bearish on real estate over the near term. The <a href=\"https:\/\/betterdwelling.com\/ontario-mortgage-arrears-to-keep-surging-led-by-toronto-cmhc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CMHC\u2019s<\/a> latest forecast shows <a href=\"https:\/\/cba.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Bankers Association (CBA)<\/a> mortgage arrears climbing into 2027. The trend is driven almost entirely by a surge in Ontario. That suggests they might be underestimating the fallout, since home prices in other provinces are only just starting to correct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Mortgage Arrears Have Climbed Aggressively\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrears rate at Canada\u2019s banks is on an aggressive climb. The share of mortgages in arrears hit 0.29% in July, up 6 basis points (bps) from last year. That\u2019s the highest rate since 2015, more than doubling from the record low less than 5 years ago. It isn\u2019t over either.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Mortgage Arrears Forecast To Keep Climbing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian mortgage arrears rate (90 days past due) and CMHC forecast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: CBA; CMHC; Better Dwelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CMHC forecasts the arrears rate will continue to rise through mid-2027. They expect it to hit 0.33% by February and hold there through June 2027, the end of the forecast period. That would push arrears to the highest level since 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why The CMHC Might Be Underestimating Arrears<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closer look at the forecast reveals the agency might be underestimating the stress. The projection is primarily driven by a 58% surge in arrears in Ontario, one of 2 provinces ending the forecast at a cycle high. Slow real estate sales, a rocky job market, and a price correction are cited as the drivers. However, they\u2019re missing a key detail\u2014other provinces haven\u2019t seen a correction yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian home prices made a substantial correction after most markets slipped in 2022. However, Ontario and BC are the only provinces to see a major correction, and only the former\u2019s drop is bigger than the national average. Despite prices across the country getting a massive lift from the low-rate boom, all but 2 remain just off record highs. Slow sales are lingering as a result of market inefficiencies that still need to correct.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These provinces don\u2019t appear to be immune to gravity, though. Last month, prices in regions that <a href=\"https:\/\/betterdwelling.com\/canadian-real-estate-correction-now-spreading-to-other-provinces\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">largely resisted the correction began making near-record declines<\/a>. The declines have only just started in most of the country, potentially spreading Ontario\u2019s climate to more markets. That would prove to be a major headwind for arrears in those regions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou Might Also Like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s national housing agency is bearish on real estate over the near term. 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