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Yearly Volume Comparison for Mortgages Received from Halifax

Year Year to Year
Comparison
** National
Contribution
2010: * 2.94% * 0.01%
2009: 18.23% 0.07%
2008: 11.18% 0.05%
2007: 10.59% 0.04%
2006: 12.94% 0.05%
2005: 14.12% 0.06%
2004: 9.41% 0.04%
2003: 12.35% 0.05%
2002: 8.23% 0.03%

Note: * These values are the percentages up to Sunday, February 7, 2010. Estimated volume targets for the entire 2010 year are 25.88% and 0.11% respectively. ** Total national contribution of Halifax mortgages in the past is currently 0.41% with a projected target of 0.50%.

Monthly Volume History for Mortgage Inquiries from Halifax

The following depicts the individual monthly volume history for Internet mortgage pre-approval applications received from Halifax, NS.


Monthly Volume Report for Halifax Mortgages

Busy Months for Online Applications within Halifax

This graph illustrates the volumes of online mortgage applications received by CanEquity in each month for all years combined. The busiest months for mortgages from Halifax occur during our first quarter (represented by the brown bars) with 34.71% while our slowest is the fourth quarter (represented by the red bars) with 14.71%.

RankMonth Percentage
of Inquiries
1: January: 18.2%
2: May: 10.6%
3: March: 10.0%
4: April: 8.8%
5: July: 8.2%
6: August: 8.2%
7: September: 8.2%
8: October: 7.1%
9: February: 6.5%
10: June: 6.5%
11: December: 4.1%
12: November: 3.5%
Busy Months Report for Halifax Mortgages

Busy Days for Mortgages Originating within Halifax

The bar graph listed below compares the busy days for mortgage applications that were received by CanEquity. Each day represents a combined total of all occurrences of that day in the past 5 years. In Halifax the busiest day, with approximately 17.65% of all applications, is Tuesday. In comparison, Saturday's are the slowest day with only 9.41% of all inquiries.

Rank Day of the
Week
Percentage
of Inquiries
1: Tuesday: 17.6%
2: Monday: 16.5%
3: Wednesday: 15.9%
4: Thursday: 15.3%
5: Sunday: 13.5%
6: Friday: 11.8%
7: Saturday: 9.4%
Busy Days Report for Halifax Mortgages

Peak Hours for Applicants within Halifax

In Halifax, mortgage applications are received 24 hours a day from the CanEquity web site. The statistics shown below represents the peak hours in the day. The data is taken from all days of all years. Only 34.1% of all mortgages are received before noon, while 56.5% arrive in the afternoon.


Time Period
(24 Hour)
Percentage
of Inquiries
01:00 to 01:59: 0.6%
02:00 to 02:59: 0.6%
03:00 to 03:59: 2.9%
04:00 to 04:59: 1.2%
05:00 to 05:59: 2.4%
06:00 to 06:59: 1.8%
07:00 to 07:59: 7.1%
08:00 to 08:59: 8.8%
09:00 to 09:59: 6.5%
10:00 to 10:59: 7.6%
11:00 to 11:59: 4.1%
12:00 to 12:59: 7.1%
13:00 to 13:59: 3.5%
14:00 to 14:59: 5.3%
15:00 to 15:59: 4.1%
16:00 to 16:59: 8.2%
17:00 to 17:59: 11.2%
18:00 to 18:59: 7.1%
19:00 to 19:59: 3.5%
20:00 to 20:59: 0.6%
21:00 to 21:59: 4.1%
22:00 to 22:59: 0.6%
23:00 to 23:59: 1.2%
Peak Hours Graph for Mortgages in Halifax

Note: Only hours that have had mortgages from Halifax, Nova Scotia are shown.

Nova Scotia Mortgage Originations Compared to all other Provinces


Online Mortgage Origination
for the Province of
Percentage of
applications
Alberta: 21.14%
British Columbia: 10.92%
Manitoba: 2.10%
New Brunswick: 2.10%
Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.14%
Nova Scotia 2.89%
Northwest Territories: 0.31%
Nunavut: 0.09%
Ontario: 48.84%
Prince Edward Island: 0.43%
Quebec: 4.05%
Saskatchewan: 5.08%
Yukon Territories: 0.25%
Halifax Mortgages

Current City Standing within Nova Scotia


Location Contribution
001:  HALIFAX, NS 0.407%
002:  DARTMOUTH, NS 0.285%
003:  SYDNEY, NS 0.141%
004:  TRURO, NS 0.115%
005:  LOWER SACKVILLE, NS 0.110%
006:  YARMOUTH, NS 0.086%

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33Lantz, Nova Scotia
34Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
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Product Popularity for Halifax


Mortgage Application
Form Type
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Qualification: 29.4%
First-time Buyer: 24.1%
No Money Down: 15.3%
Renewal: 11.8%
Refinance: 9.4%
Purchase: 4.1%
Variable Rate: 2.4%
Pre-approval: 1.2%
Equity Mortgage: 1.2%
Other: 1.2%
 
Total Application Types Found: 11
 Halifax Mortgage Product Popularity Pie Chart

Age Demographics for Halifax Originated Mortgages

Average age: 36
Oldest age: 85
Youngest age: 23


Incomes for Halifax Originated Mortgages

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

Average annual gross income for
mortgage applicants in Halifax: $50,860.84
applicants within all of Canada: $58,448.42
Difference: ($7,587.58)
  
mortgage co-applicants in Halifax: $37,540.84
co-applicants within all of Canada: $41,110.46
Difference: ($3,569.62)

Note: Commercial Mortgage loans were not included for this report, only residential mortgage loans from Halifax, Nova Scotia were used.

Residential Status for Halifax Mortgages

The table and pie chart below represents the residential status of people living in Halifax who have applied for a home loan using CanEquity's online mortgage application.

Residential Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Rent: 61.8%
Own: 28.2%
Other: 1.2%
No Comment: 8.2%
Live with parents: 0.6%
Halifax Residential Status Pie Chart

Marital Status for Halifax Mortgages

The information below shows the marital status of applicants from Halifax, Nova Scotia using the mortgage application found on canequity.com. In Halifax, 52% of the mortgage applicants are living with someone, while only 47% are single or separated.

Marital Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Single: 39.4%
Married: 34.7%
Common-law: 17.6%
Divorced: 5.9%
Separated: 2.4%
Halifax Marital Status Pie Chart