Canada's slumping housing market weighs on Home Capital's loans

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Home Capital Inc. reported that single\u002Dfamily mortgage originations plummeted 28% from a year earlier. Read more.

Home Capital, which lends largely to borrowers considered somewhat riskier than prime customers, said Tuesday that single-familyoriginations plummeted 28 per cent from a year earlier. The lender’s so-called Alt-A borrowers include self-employed workers or those who are new to Canada and don’t have extensive credit histories. Total mortgage originations fell 23 per cent to $1.85 billion, missing the $2.5 billion estimate of Royal Bank of Canada analyst Geoffrey Kwan.

’s aggressive rate-hiking campaign ratchets up mortgage costs. Prices have fallen for seven straight months, and are down almost nine per cent from their peak.Article contentall reporting growth in their mortgage books in their most recent earnings. Home Capital’s results provide a window into a segment of borrowers who are considered riskier than those the big banks typically take on, and therefore pay more to borrow.

“The housing market is currently in a period of transition as buyers and sellers adjust to a higher-interest-rate environment,” Home Capital Chief Executive Officer Yousry Bissada said in a statement, adding that the Toronto-based company expects “softer market conditions to persist in the near term.”

 

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