{"id":76,"date":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","slug":"canadas-affordability-improves-as-fixed-rates-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/canadas-affordability-improves-as-fixed-rates-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s Affordability Improves as Fixed Rates Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/paul-mann-4\/fixed-mortgage-rates-rise-as-home-affordability-improves-in-august-remotion-videos-f221\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s been guiding clients through mortgages across BC and Alberta since 2010, I always pay close attention to national headlines about affordability and rising fixed rates. But when it comes to Canada-wide reports, it\u2019s important to recognize what\u2019s actually being measured. In this latest update, no specific data was provided for local home prices, mortgage rates, or qualifying incomes\u2014just broad strokes for select metros. Without clear figures on monthly payments or supply, and no direct comparison for recent price or sales trends, it\u2019s simply not possible to draw meaningful conclusions about the current market in any particular town or city. The discussion around the mortgage stress test stayed very general as well. My approach is always to look beyond the headlines and drill down into the details that matter for each individual\u2019s situation. For reliable insight, local expertise and a tailored lending solution make all the difference.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s been guiding clients through mortgages across BC and Alberta since 2010, I always pay close attention to national headlines about affordability and rising fixed rates. But when it comes to Canada-wide reports, it\u2019s important to recognize what\u2019s actually being measured. In this latest update, no specific data was provided for local home [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mannmortgages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}