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Yearly Volume Comparison for Applications from Vancouver

Year Year to Year
Comparison
** National
Contribution
2008: * 7.27% * 0.08%
2007: 14.24% 0.16%
2006: 21.21% 0.23%
2005: 18.18% 0.20%
2004: 16.06% 0.18%
2003: 11.52% 0.13%
2002: 11.52% 0.13%

Note: * These values are the percentages up to Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Estimated volume targets for the entire 2008 year are 19.09% and 0.21% respectively. ** Total national contribution of Vancouver mortgages in the past is currently 1.10% with a projected target of 1.23%.

Monthly Volume History for Applications from Vancouver

The graph below displays the individual monthly volume history for Internet mortgage pre-approval applications submitted from Vancouver, BC.


Monthly Volume Report for Vancouver Mortgages

Busy Months for Mortgages within Vancouver

The following represents the volumes of online applications received by CanEquity in each month for all years combined. The busiest months for mortgages from Vancouver seem to occur during our second quarter (represented by the green bars) with 29.39% while our slowest is the fourth quarter (represented by the red bars) with 19.09%.

RankMonth Percentage
of Inquiries
1: May: 10.9%
2: July: 10.0%
3: June: 9.7%
4: February: 9.4%
5: January: 8.8%
6: April: 8.8%
7: March: 8.8%
8: August: 7.6%
9: November: 7.0%
10: October: 7.0%
11: September: 7.0%
12: December: 5.2%
Busy Months Report for Vancouver Mortgages

Busy Days for Applications within Vancouver

The information listed below plots the busy days for online mortgage applications that were received by CanEquity's web site. Each day represents a combined total of all occurrences of that day in the past 5 years. In Vancouver, the day with the most volume, having more than 16.97% of all inquiries, is Wednesday. In comparison, Saturday's are the slowest day with only 12.73% of all inquiries.

Rank Day of the
Week
Percentage
of Inquiries
1: Wednesday: 17.0%
2: Tuesday: 14.9%
3: Monday: 14.2%
4: Thursday: 14.2%
5: Friday: 13.9%
6: Sunday: 13.0%
7: Saturday: 12.7%
Busy Days Report for Vancouver Mortgages

Peak Hours for Mortgage Applicants within Vancouver

Vancouver mortgage applications are received 24 hours a day via the CanEquity web site. The information shown below represents the rush hours over a 24-hour period. The data is taken from all days of all years. Only 18.5% of all mortgages are received during the morning, while 72.7% arrive in the afternoon.


Time Period
(24 Hour)
Percentage
of Inquiries
00:00 to 00:59: 5.2%
01:00 to 01:59: 1.5%
02:00 to 02:59: 1.5%
03:00 to 03:59: 0.6%
04:00 to 04:59: 1.2%
05:00 to 05:59: 0.3%
06:00 to 06:59: 0.3%
07:00 to 07:59: 0.6%
08:00 to 08:59: 1.8%
09:00 to 09:59: 2.1%
10:00 to 10:59: 5.2%
11:00 to 11:59: 7.0%
12:00 to 12:59: 6.1%
13:00 to 13:59: 7.0%
14:00 to 14:59: 7.6%
15:00 to 15:59: 7.6%
16:00 to 16:59: 6.1%
17:00 to 17:59: 6.4%
18:00 to 18:59: 4.5%
19:00 to 19:59: 5.2%
20:00 to 20:59: 5.8%
21:00 to 21:59: 3.9%
22:00 to 22:59: 4.5%
23:00 to 23:59: 8.2%
Peak Hours Graph for Mortgages in Vancouver

British Columbia Mortgage Originations Compared to all other Provinces


Online Mortgage Origination
for the Province of
Percentage of
applications
Alberta: 21.01%
British Columbia 11.49%
Manitoba: 2.11%
New Brunswick: 2.02%
Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.12%
Nova Scotia: 2.77%
Northwest Territories: 0.30%
Nunavut: 0.08%
Ontario: 48.62%
Prince Edward Island: 0.36%
Quebec: 3.80%
Saskatchewan: 5.60%
Yukon Territories: 0.21%
Vancouver Mortgages

Current City Standing within British Columbia


Location Contribution
001:  VANCOUVER, BC 1.097%
002:  SURREY, BC 0.824%
003:  VICTORIA, BC 0.748%
004:  KELOWNA, BC 0.389%
005:  ABBOTSFORD, BC 0.356%
006:  BURNABY, BC 0.342%

Nearest Settlements


1Richmond, British Columbia
2North Delta, British Columbia
3Burnaby, British Columbia
4Surrey, British Columbia
5New Westminster, British Columbia
6Delta, British Columbia
7Ladner, British Columbia
8North Vancouver, British Columbia
9West Vancouver, British Columbia
10Port Moody, British Columbia
11White Rock, British Columbia


Product Popularity for Vancouver


Mortgage Application
Form Type
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Qualification: 30.0%
First-time Buyer: 23.0%
No Money Down: 10.9%
Renewal: 9.1%
Refinance: 8.5%
Purchase: 5.8%
Variable Rate: 3.3%
Pre-approval: 1.8%
Investment: 1.8%
Low Doc: 1.5%
Equity Mortgage: 1.5%
Second Mortgage: 1.2%
Commercial: 0.9%
Other: 0.6%
 
Total Application Types Found: 15
 Vancouver Mortgage Product Popularity Pie Chart

Age Demographics for Vancouver Based Mortgages

Average age: 37
Oldest age: 76
Youngest age: 21


Incomes for Vancouver Based Mortgages

The following depicts the average income of people living in Vancouver who have submitted an inquiry using CanEquity's pre-approval application.

Average annual gross income for
mortgage applicants in Vancouver: $61,595.19
applicants within all of Canada: $56,347.50
Difference: $5,247.69
  
mortgage co-applicants in Vancouver: $40,760.82
co-applicants within all of Canada: $39,330.70
Difference: $1,430.11

Note: Commercial loan amounts were not included for this section, only home loans from Vancouver, British Columbia were used.

Residential Status for Vancouver Mortgages

The chart and pie-graph below depicts the residential status of people living in Vancouver who have applied for a mortgage loan using CanEquity's preapproval application.

Residential Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Rent: 52.4%
Own: 35.2%
Other: 1.5%
No Comment: 7.3%
Live with parents: 3.6%
Vancouver Residential Status Pie Chart

Marital Statistics for Vancouver Mortgages

The information below shows the marital status of applicants from Vancouver, British Columbia using the mortgage application located at canequity.com. 53% of the mortgage applicants are either married or living common-law, while only 46% are not married or separated.

Marital Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Married: 42.4%
Single: 40.6%
Common-law: 10.9%
Divorced: 3.0%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 0.3%
Vancouver Marital Status Pie Chart