ZT-TMG- CMHC's 2009 Mortgage Consumer Survey

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. d6 `4 O9 u! U. ECMHC recently surveyed 2,507 new mortgage consumers.  Here's what they found:
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•70%:  Feel now is a good time to buy a home in Canada
•1/3:  Expect to move in the next five years
4 E- h8 q; @0 t" t0 s/ `•73%:  Used their own resources (savings, equity, or RRSP) for their down payment.
•1/3:  Have previously requested their credit score from a credit bureau.  (Wow.  2/3 have not?)
7 C0 ~" W7 V/ s- M: G* q& B•87%:  Believe that 40% is the maximum ratio of monthly gross income that one should spend on debts and housing (It's interesting that so many people know this. This 40% figure is, of course, a general lender guideline for maximum TDS.)
0 ]+ h7 B( u. G" ^" L1 RWhat matters to homeowners:

! g7 M: E2 T, m" `7 j8 u% y3 u- `- y•"Getting the best rate":  This was the number one thing that made customers satisfied with their lender or broker.
•"Service":  The top reason driving customer satisfaction with brokers.
•"A good relationship":  The top reason behind customer satisfaction with lenders.
; y3 w8 K9 l8 M4 D  P2 V9 oOther interesting market share stats:

  F* [8 T% z% P, O; l) ]/ X•90%:  The number of people up for renewal who stayed with their existing lender.  That compares to 83% in 2007.  (This is absolutely stunning. Either lender retention departments are getting much better or people are getting more complacent.  In this competitive market, you've got to shop around-or, better yet, get a professional to do it for you.)
, [" S  q5 `" @  x8 f2 y•25%:  The number of mortgages originated by mortgage brokers. CMHC said it was 27% in 2007 (See CMHC's 2007 Mortgage Survey).  (The banks seem to be making a comeback for the time being. They're most definitely getting more competitive. In addition, we're seeing a lot of smaller lenders harness the power of the net to drive new business.)
•44%:  The number of first-time buyers who got their mortgage through a broker.  (This is up sharply from 35% in 2007.)

http://www.happymortgages.com/newsarticle.asp?id=210
Source:  The chart and all data are courtesy of CMHC.