RateSupermarket.ca mortgage statistics for Canada - August 2010

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Summary mortgage statistics for Canada - August 2010

Average mortgage value

$254,209

Average amortization period

25 years

Most common rate type

Closed Fixed

Most common rate term

5 years

Best 5 year variable closed

1.55%

Best 5 year fixed closed

3.49%

Average mortgage value for Canada

Month

Average Mortgage Value

December-08

$292,489

January-09

$288,911

February-09

$290,152

March-09

$281,549

April-09

$292,952

May-09

$294,487

June-09

$295,029

July-09

$295,086

August-09

$287,617

September-09

$271,745

October-09

$270,378

November-09

$259,513

December-09

$267,601

January-10

$260,652

February-10

$253,304

March-10

$250,309

April-10

$247,572

May-10

$252,639

June-10

$247,677

July-10

$250,497

August-10

$254,209

Best 5 year Fixed Closed

Month	Rate
December-08	4.99%
January-09	4.00%
February-09	3.92%
March-09	3.80%
April-09	3.59%
May-09	3.54%
June-09	3.50%
July-09	4.12%
August-09	3.89%
September-09	3.71%
October-09	3.60%
November-09	3.84%
December-09	3.58%
January-10	3.56%
February-10	3.49%
March-10	3.59%
April-10	3.59%
May-10	3.78%
June-10	3.60%
July-10	3.84%
August-10	3.49%

Best 5 year Variable Closed

Month	Rate
December-08	3.50%
January-09	3.00%
February-09	3.45%
March-09	2.50%
April-09	2.25%
May-09	2.65%
June-09	2.55%
July-09	2.50%
August-09	2.40%
September-09	2.15%
October-09	2.00%
November-09	2.00%
December-09	1.99%
January-10	1.95%
February-10	1.80%
March-10	1.70%
April-10	1.65%
May-10	1.60%
June-10	1.60%
July-10	1.60%
August-10	1.55%

Geographical search breakdown

Province	% Of Searches
Alberta	13.3%
British Columbia	15.4%
Manitoba	3.9%
New Brunswick	1.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador	1.1%
Northwest Territories	0.1%
Nova scotia	2.5%
Nunavut	0.0%
Ontario	53.1%
Prince Edward Island	0.4%
Quebec	6.3%
Saskatchewan	2.4%
Yukon	0.1%

Rate Type breakdown

Rate Type	% Of Searches
Not sure	16.3%
Closed fixed	45.5%
Closed variable	21.4%
Open fixed	5.7%
Open variable	11.1%
Total	100%

Rate Term breakdown

Rate Type	Rate Term	% of searches
Fixed Closed	(blank)	12.0%
Fixed Closed	6 Months	0.3%
Fixed Closed	1 Year	5.5%
Fixed Closed	2 Years	3.9%
Fixed Closed	3 Years	8.8%
Fixed Closed	4 Years	2.6%
Fixed Closed	5 Years	54.6%
Fixed Closed	6 Years	0.7%
Fixed Closed	7 Years	1.5%
Fixed Closed	8 Years	0.3%
Fixed Closed	9 Years	0.3%
Fixed Closed	10 Years	4.4%
Fixed Closed	15 Years	1.0%
Fixed Closed	18 Years	0.4%
Fixed Closed	25 Years	3.6%
Total		99.9%
Variable Closed	(blank)	24.5%
Variable Closed	1 Year	4.0%
Variable Closed	2 Years	0.1%
Variable Closed	3 Years	19.4%
Variable Closed	4 Years	0.1%
Variable Closed	5 Years	51.9%
Total		100%
Fixed Open	(blank)	39.8%
Fixed Open	6 Months	2.3%
Fixed Open	1 Year	8.4%
Fixed Open	2 Years	6.1%
Fixed Open	3 Years	37.4%
Fixed Open	4 Years	0.1%
Fixed Open	5 Years	5.5%
Fixed Open	10 Years	0.2%
Fixed Open	15 Years	0.1%
Fixed Open	25 Years	0.1%
Total		100%
Variable Open	(blank)	37.5%
Variable Open	1 Year	0.5%
Variable Open	2 Year	0.1%
Variable Open	3 Years	16.6%
Variable Open	5 Year	45.1%
Total		99.9%

Results by province

Province	Average mortgage value	Most popular amortization period	Most popular rate type	Most popular rate term	Best Rate	Monthly mortgage payment
Alberta M/M % Y/Y %	$265,769 +4.83% -6.87%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,325.50
British Columbia M/M % Y/Y %	$301,862 +2.50% +0.15%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,505.51
Manitoba M/M % Y/Y %	$198,022 -6.28% -17.82%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$987.62
New Brunswick M/M % Y/Y %	$164,988 +12.35% -40.20%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$831.59
Newfoundland and Labrador M/M % Y/Y %	$184,363 +0.65% -37.78%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$929.25
Northwest Territories M/M % Y/Y %	$317,611 +42.06% -5.21%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$1,600.86
Nova scotia M/M % Y/Y %	$209,592 +10.91% -17.57%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$1,056.41
Nunavut M/M % Y/Y %	$200,000 +12.74% -42.39%	25 Years	Closed Variable	5 years	N/A N/A N/A	$0.00
Ontario M/M % Y/Y %	$251,676 +1.51% -12.93%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,255.22
Prince Edward Island M/M % Y/Y %	$163,548 +8.68% -48.21%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$824.33
Quebec M/M % Y/Y %	$228,570 -8.41% -11.15%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,139.98
Saskatchewan M/M % Y/Y %	$243,706 -0.29% -9.57%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$1,228.36
Yukon M/M % Y/Y %	$200,226 -25.10% -42.45%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.59% -6.51% -7.71%	$1,009.20
CANADA M/M % Y/Y %	$254,209 +1.48% -11.62%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,267.85

Results by major city and the Greater Toronto Area

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City	Average mortgage value	Most popular amortization period	Most popular rate type	Most popular rate term	Best Rate	Monthly mortgage payment
Calgary M/M % Y/Y %	$270,118 +9.70% -6.38%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,347.19
Edmonton M/M % Y/Y %	$248,787 -5.94% +1.69%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,240.81
Halifax M/M % Y/Y %	$258,028 +19.55% +42.27%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,286.90
London M/M % Y/Y %	$221,140 +3.27% +17.24%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,102.92
Montreal M/M % Y/Y %	$248,656 -6.83% -3.04%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,240.15
Ottawa M/M % Y/Y %	$255,155 +6.28% +9.92%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,272.57
Quebec City M/M % Y/Y %	$195,073 +20.46% -7.01%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$972.91
Vancouver M/M % Y/Y %	$363,483 +13.61% +1.05%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,812.84
Victoria M/M % Y/Y %	$321,785 +4.06% -5.22	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,604.88
Winnipeg M/M % Y/Y %	$203,971 -6.51% +29.07	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,017.29
TOTAL GTA M/M % Y/Y %	$274,264 +4.24% -4.93%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,367.87
Toronto M/M % Y/Y %	$275,773 +5.46% -6.16%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,375.40
Ajax M/M % Y/Y %	$265,018 -5.43% -11.63%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,321.76
Aurora M/M % Y/Y %	$288,317 +4.71% -11.99%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,437.96
Brampton M/M % Y/Y %	$275,045 +5.36% +11.37%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,371.77
Burlington M/M % Y/Y %	$231,148 -12.09% -4.85%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,152.83
Etobicoke M/M % Y/Y %	$261,647 -13.75% -18.11%	25 Years	Closed Variable	5 years	1.55% -3.13% -35.42%	$1,051.96
Markham M/M % Y/Y %	$295,686 -1.48% +11.35%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,474.71
Milton M/M % Y/Y %	$276,698 -6.38 +0.93%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,380.01
Mississauga M/M % Y/Y %	$281,916 +6.64% -1.40%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,406.04
Newmarket M/M % Y/Y %	$195,222 -23.43% -18.39%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$973.66
North York M/M % Y/Y %	$288,384 -16.42% +14.24%	25 Years	Closed Variable	5 years	1.55% -3.13% -35.42%	$1,159.46
Oakville M/M % Y/Y %	$306,519 +14.40% -0.77%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,528.74
Oshawa M/M % Y/Y %	$219,370 +12.06% +16.93%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,094.09
Pickering M/M % Y/Y %	$252,440 +29.57% -4.01	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,259.03
Richmond Hill M/M % Y/Y %	$300,971 -3.01% +3.51%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,501.07
Scarborough M/M % Y/Y %	$285,077 +18.11% -26.99%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,421.80
Stouffville M/M % Y/Y %	$242,225 -7.14% -10.44	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,208.08
Vaughan M/M % Y/Y %	$331,714 +7.61% -2.78%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,654.40
Whitby M/M % Y/Y %	$208,806 +3.18% -22.84%	25 Years	Closed Fixed	5 years	3.49% -9.11% -10.28%	$1,041.40

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