10/10/2025
📊 Mortgage Market Pulse – September 2025
The latest national data is in, and it paints a clear picture of how the Canadian mortgage landscape is shifting:
🔵 Credit Scores:
The percentage of new mortgage holders with credit scores below 660 has surged 32% since 2021 — up from 4.1% to 5.4%.
👉 Translation: more Canadians with non-prime credit are entering the market, but lenders are applying stricter underwriting and more documentation than ever.
🟣 Self-Employment:
The number of self-employed Canadians climbed again — now 2.674 million, up nearly 1% since 2021.
👉 For entrepreneurs and contractors, qualifying still comes down to how you structure and present your income — not just what you make.
🟢 Newcomers:
Canada welcomed over 480,000 new permanent residents in 2024 alone, with nearly 2 million newcomers since 2020.
👉 Many are ready to buy their first homes, often with limited credit history or foreign income documentation.
💡 The takeaway?
Credit profiles are changing, employment patterns are evolving, and demand from newcomers keeps housing pressure strong.
If you’re self-employed, new to Canada, or working on your credit, there are still strategic mortgage programs that can get you approved — you just need the right broker guiding the file.
📞 Tomasz Spychalski, Mortgage Broker (FSRA #13660)
📱 416-995-6318
🌐 GetInMortgage.ca
🏠 Helping Canadians qualify smarter — not harder.