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Unique: 7 in 10 mortgage holders anxious about upcoming renewal, MPC survey reveals


Of mortgage holders dealing with renewal within the coming 12 months, 69% say they’re anxious concerning the course of, marking a seven-percentage-point lower from final 12 months, in keeping with Mortgage Professionals Canada’s mid-year replace of its Semi-Annual State of the Housing Market Report.

In complete, almost a 3rd of Canadians count on to resume their mortgage within the coming 12 months, whereas greater than three quarters (77%) will see their mortgage time period renew throughout the subsequent three years.

In anticipation of their upcoming mortgage renewal and anticipated cost improve, 61% of debtors report chopping again on spending to handle their mortgage obligations.

Further actions and issues cited by respondents in anticipation of their renewal embrace:

  • 17%: Altering jobs, taking up extra work, or planning to take action to afford mortgage funds
  • 14%: Considerations about lacking a number of mortgage funds
  • 10%: Renting out a room or having already completed so to offset mortgage prices
  • 10%: Promoting their residence or planning to promote it to handle funds
  • 4%: Already lacking a number of mortgage funds

General, extra Canadians say they’re much less snug with their month-to-month money circulate and debt ranges in comparison with a 12 months in the past. Over a 3rd (34%) say they’re uncomfortable with their month-to-month money circulate (+5 pts. from final 12 months), whereas 38% are uncomfortable with their stage of debt (+4 pts.)

Ongoing monetary anxiousness continues to influence Canadian mortgage holders and non-owners, though stress ranges are displaying indicators of enchancment.

In keeping with the survey, 43% of non-owners now imagine they’ll by no means be capable to buy a house, a decline of seven proportion factors in comparison with final 12 months’s mid-year survey results. Alternatively, 18% of non-owners count on to purchase a house throughout the subsequent 12 months, and an extra 25% anticipate coming into the housing market throughout the subsequent two years.

General, 42% of respondents now say it’s a superb time to buy a house of their group, an enchancment of 11 factors from a 12 months in the past.


A deep-dive into the survey outcomes…


The mortgage market

Mortgage sorts

  • 75% of mortgage holders had fixed-rate mortgages in 2024 (+3 pts. from 2023)
    • 77% stated their fee has at all times been mounted
    • 8% stated they locked in from a variable fee throughout the previous 12 months
  • 20% of mortgages have variable or adjustable charges (-3 pts.)
    • 14% of variable-rate debtors stated they switched from a hard and fast fee throughout the previous 12 months, whereas 24% switched from a hard and fast fee greater than 12 months in the past
    • Of those that switched from a hard and fast fee, 78% waited till their renewal, 17% broke their mortgage early and 5% don’t know
  • 3% of debtors have a mixture of mounted and variable, referred to as “hybrid” mortgages (unchanged)

Penalties

  • 10% of respondents stated they paid a penalty when breaking their most up-to-date mortgage (-1 pt. from final 12 months)
  • 47% recall discussing potential penalties with their mortgage skilled (-2 pts.), whereas 27% stated penalties weren’t mentioned and 26% don’t recall.
  • $4,371: The common penalty paid

Renewals

  • 77% of mortgage holders count on to resume their mortgage throughout the subsequent three years
    • 30% count on to resume throughout the subsequent 12 months
    • 55% count on to resume throughout the subsequent two years

HELOCs

  • 44% of present debtors say they’ve entry to a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)
  • 51% of debtors with entry to a HELOC have by no means borrowed towards it
  • $115,901: The common quantity of residence fairness the common borrower has entry to through their HELOC
  • $32,672: The common quantity borrowed from their HELOC

Most typical makes use of for HELOC funds embrace:

  • 38%: For residence renovation (+2 pts. from two years in the past)
  • 37%: For debt consolidation and reimbursement (+4 pts.)
  • 29%: To make a purchase order (+9 pts.)
  • 21%: For investments (-1 pt.)
  • 12%: To reward or lend to members of the family (+4 pts.)

Actions to speed up mortgage reimbursement

  • 55% of mortgage holders have taken motion to shorten their amortization intervals (+4 pts.)
    • 36% elevated the quantity or frequency of their cost (-1 pt.)
    • 19% made one lump-sum cost (+4 pts.)
    • 15% made a number of lump-sum funds
    • 28% made each a lump sum and accelerated funds
  • 64% of debtors say they’re acquainted with the prepayment privileges on their mortgage
    • 27% are very acquainted
    • 37% are considerably acquainted
    • 20% are impartial
    • 15% are unfamiliar

Use of mortgage professionals and lenders

Dealer share

  • 33% of mortgage debtors used the companies of a mortgage dealer once they obtained their mortgage (-1 pt. year-over-year)
    • 44% of first-time consumers used a mortgage dealer (-2 pts.)
    • 41% of those that bought throughout the final two years (-4 pts.)
    • 40% of these in Alberta (+2 pts.)
    • 40% of Millennials (+1 pt)
    • 40% of Gen X (-2 pts.)
  • 56% of mortgage debtors used the companies of a financial institution

Probability to make use of the identical mortgage skilled or lender when refinancing

  • 64% use their similar mortgage skilled when refinancing (-1 pt. from final 12 months)
    • 24% modified mortgage professionals (+3 pts.)
    • 12% don’t know
  • 74% used their similar lender (-5 pts.)
    • 18% modified lenders (+5 pts.)
    • 8% don’t know

Present lender kind

  • 55%: One in every of Canada’s massive banks
  • 23%: Non-bank lender or small financial institution lender
  • 10%: Mortgage Funding Company (MIC)
  • 6%: Credit score union, life insurance coverage or belief firm
  • 4%: Non-public lender

Opinion in the direction of non-public lenders

  • 38% of debtors haven’t used a personal lender and wouldn’t think about using one
    • 28% stated they haven’t used a personal lender, however would think about using one
  • 5% of debtors say they’ve used a personal lender
  • 2% stated they’ve used a personal lender and wouldn’t think about using them sooner or later

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Final modified: December 20, 2024

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