Talking about Canada’s real estate market, the start of the
year was not very promising for the industry. This slow start in the market was
due to some softening of sales in the real estate industry in Canada. However
now people believe that things are changing and trends are improving, which can
be seen by the increase in profits of major companies here.
Let’s have a look at the profits and financial information
of “Home Capital Group Inc” which is Canada’s largest non-bank mortgage lender.
According to their financial reports, Net profits of the company increased
nearly by 16% to $61.6 million. This is for the second quarter of the year,
Which is a positive sign not only for the company but for the industry overall
and so is a motivating trend for the investors.
If we talk about Loans, their demand even grow up within the
company. In the first quarter of the year total mortgage increased from $1.4
billion to $1.6 billion. This predicts customer’s interest in residential
mortgages and that is the reason that the company is focusing on this specific
part to get maximum advantage out of it. People are encouraged to apply for
residential mortgage with “Home capital” as they are taking it as their
traditional product and so value it which makes it more attractive for the
customers.
At the same time where things are improving there are some
weaker spots as well in the industry. Let’s have a look at them to have a clear
view of the picture. There has been a negative trend in multi-unit residential
mortgage originations where they dropped from $87.8 million to $54.3 million in
the quarter. The reason is that these specific mortgages are for apartment
buildings, which are large purchases and so they may vary in volume from
quarter to quarter.
Similarly Commercial mortgage advances for the quarter
dropped from $106 million to $44 million. Store and apartment mortgage advances
were down aswell. These values are compared with the same quarter last year and
so it gives us an idea as of where we are standing as compared to the last year
and so we can judge a trend within the market.
Natural disasters which do have their impact on many aspects
could not affect the market fully this time. There were severe storms in some
parts of Alberta and Toronto areas, though they do cause widespread devastation
but they are not expected to affect the portfolio of the company or the mortgage
industry as timely measures were taken.
The good news for the stakeholders is that the company has
increased its dividends from 26 cents to 28 cents per share which is a sign of
confidence in the overall Canadian real estate market. The markets are looking
quite healthy and people are motivated and so good results are expected by the
companies in the coming quarter.