Mortgage delinquency rates in Ontario exceed $1B. Should we be concerned?

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New data from Equifax Canada indicates that missed mortgage payments in Ontario are higher than ever before, with an economist warning the numbers seen in the province are 'notably above those observed' pre-pandemic.

are costing people more than ever before, with an economist warning the numbers seen in the province are "notably above those observed" pre-pandemic.

"In the five years or so before 2023, the share of mortgages in arrears was half that of the national average," Battaglia said. "There is space for delinquency rates to drift a little bit higher before we need to sound any kind of alarm bells."However, an estimated 34,000 households in Ontario missed a mortgage payment in Q1 of 2024 -- a 23 per cent increase from the first quarter of last year.

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