Canadians keeping credit cards in their wallets
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"When it comes to household credit growth, the past decade was the exception, not the norm," he said in a report.
Canadians keeping credit cards in their wallets
How Canadians are growing richer but deeper in debt
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The Globe and Mail- Canadians are getting richer as stocks and house prices rise. Household net worth rose 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of the year, or $74-billion, to $6-trillion, Statistics Canada said today, as the value of assets eclipsed the rise in liabilities. “This follows a 1.8 per cent advance in the previous quarter,” the federal statistics gathering agency said. “Gains in the value of financial assets, especially equities, as well as increases in residential real estate contributed to the advance in net worth.”
Household debt also rose, particularly mortgages, Statistics Canada said. The ratio of household credit market debt-to-income now stands at 147 per cent, up from 144.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009…
How Canadians are growing richer but deeper in debt – The Globe and Mail
Canadian household credit ‘is defying gravity’
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Times Colonist- The mortgage market alone has grown 7.8% in the past year, reflecting a strong rebound in real estate activity…
