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Note: Commercial Mortgages were not included for this report, only residential mortgage loan amounts were used.

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CanEquity Mortgage has compiled the following data for educational and informational purposes as outlined in our privacy policy. All names, street and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and other forms of identification have been removed before the following data was compiled. These statistics are anonymous and contain no personal information, and cannot be used to gather such information.

The statistics gathered are from CanEquity’s web site and do not include inquiries via fax, e-mail, contact forms, phone-ins or walk-ins. The statistics gathered represent the growing Internet usage and mortgage trends found within Canada.

All information, charts and graphs represented are deemed accurate and reliable but no warranty or guarantee is implied. Data may be noticeably affected from time to time by changes in CanEquity Mortgage marketing efforts. Data may also be affected by Internet connectivity, outages and service (or lack of) to areas within Canada. The range of data collected is from 30,000 to 60,000 mortgage applicants from across Canada. All data has a deviation of +/- 1.00% for added anonymity. No statistic contained herein represents a single person.

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Yearly Volume Comparison for Mortgage Applications from Alberta

Year Volume
Comparison
** National
Contribution
2010: * 4.38% * 0.93%
2009: 17.41% 3.67%
2008: 14.54% 3.07%
2007: 14.32% 3.02%
2006: 14.31% 3.02%
2005: 10.84% 2.29%
2004: 7.00% 1.48%
2003: 8.71% 1.84%
2002: 8.49% 1.79%

Note: * These values are the percentages up to Sunday, March 21, 2010. Estimated volume targets for the entire 2010 year are 18.55% and 3.91% respectively. ** Total national contribution of Alberta mortgages in the past is currently 21.11% with a projected target of 24.10%.

Monthly Volume History of Mortgage Applications from Alberta

The following represents the individual monthly volume history for Internet mortgage applications sent from Alberta.


Monthly Volume Report for Alberta Mortgages

Busy Months for Mortgages in Alberta

The following bar graph displays the volumes of Internet applications received by CanEquity in each month for all years combined. The busiest months for mortgages occur during our first quarter (represented by the brown bars) with 31.02% while our slowest is the fourth quarter (represented by the red bars) with 17.76%.

RankMonth Percentage
of Inquiries
1: January: 10.9%
2: March: 10.4%
3: May: 9.7%
4: February: 9.7%
5: April: 9.6%
6: June: 9.2%
7: July: 8.3%
8: August: 7.5%
9: September: 7.0%
10: October: 6.8%
11: November: 6.0%
12: December: 4.9%
Busy Months Report for Alberta Mortgages

Busy Days for Mortgages in Alberta

The graph listed below illustrates the busy days for online inquiries that were received by CanEquity. Each day is a representation of the combined 6-year total of all instances of that day. In Alberta, the day with the most volume, having more than 18.53% of all applications, is Tuesday. In comparison, Saturday's are the slowest day with only 8.63% of all inquiries.

Rank Day of the
Week
Percentage
of Inquiries
1: Tuesday: 18.5%
2: Monday: 18.2%
3: Wednesday: 16.6%
4: Thursday: 15.0%
5: Friday: 12.6%
6: Sunday: 10.4%
7: Saturday: 8.6%
Busy Days Report for Alberta Mortgages

Peak Hours for Alberta Mortgage Applications

In Alberta, mortgage applications are received 24 hours a day from the CanEquity web site. The following indicates the rush hours over a 24-hour period. The data is taken from all days of all years. Only 24.4% of all mortgages are received during the morning, while 72.4% arrive in the afternoon.


Time Period
(24 Hour)
Percentage
of Inquiries
00:00 to 00:59: 1.8%
01:00 to 01:59: 0.9%
02:00 to 02:59: 0.5%
03:00 to 03:59: 0.3%
04:00 to 04:59: 0.2%
05:00 to 05:59: 0.5%
06:00 to 06:59: 0.6%
07:00 to 07:59: 1.5%
08:00 to 08:59: 2.8%
09:00 to 09:59: 5.0%
10:00 to 10:59: 6.3%
11:00 to 11:59: 7.2%
12:00 to 12:59: 7.4%
13:00 to 13:59: 7.3%
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: 5.2%
18:00 to 18:59: 5.4%
19:00 to 19:59: 5.5%
20:00 to 20:59: 6.2%
21:00 to 21:59: 5.7%
22:00 to 22:59: 5.2%
23:00 to 23:59: 3.2%
Peak Hours Graph for Mortgages in Alberta

Alberta Mortgage Originations Compared to all other Provinces


Online Mortgage Origination
for the Province of
Percentage in
Comparison
Alberta 100.0%
British Columbia: 51.4%
Manitoba: 9.9%
New Brunswick: 10.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.4%
Nova Scotia: 13.8%
Northwest Territories: 1.5%
Nunavut: 0.4%
Ontario: 231.3%
Prince Edward Island: 2.1%
Quebec: 19.7%
Saskatchewan: 24.0%
Yukon Territories: 1.2%
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Top Producing Cities / Towns for Mortgages in Alberta

City or Town within
the province of Alberta
Percentage
of Inquiries
Average
Age
Average
Income
Average
Co-Income
Average
Home Loan
001:CALGARY, AB 34.025% 36 $65,532.80 $44,634.97 $220,245.74
002:EDMONTON, AB 21.607% 35 $57,570.48 $41,645.41 $197,372.39
003:RED DEER, AB 2.919% 34 $55,709.25 $37,989.15 $194,893.88
004:FORT MCMURRAY, AB 2.697% 35 $90,633.97 $55,359.62 $308,571.23
005:LETHBRIDGE, AB 1.998% 38 $51,138.59 $29,382.49 $175,596.35
006:SHERWOOD PARK, AB 1.898% 39 $70,670.21 $45,734.36 $194,760.34
007:GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB 1.654% 33 $66,018.80 $49,415.08 $186,066.49
008:ST ALBERT, AB 1.487% 38 $69,476.64 $43,395.73 $189,239.96
009:MEDICINE HAT, AB 1.432% 35 $54,127.63 $44,590.76 $169,750.92
010:AIRDRIE, AB 1.265% 38 $60,536.43 $41,675.67 $201,233.15
011:OKOTOKS, AB 1.132% 37 $76,581.97 $36,767.28 $207,695.51
012:SPRUCE GROVE, AB 1.010% 37 $74,703.78 $43,320.61 $204,534.40
013:BROOKS, AB 0.954% 32 $64,276.33 $31,981.35 $163,654.64
014:WHITECOURT, AB 0.732% 34 $65,288.32 $33,161.54 $186,067.31
015:STONY PLAIN, AB 0.699% 37 $57,977.13 $42,830.19 $195,472.63
016:COLD LAKE, AB 0.666% 34 $58,113.81 $38,360.63 $201,691.78
017:WETASKIWIN, AB 0.555% 38 $55,533.65 $31,970.77 $141,157.93
018:SYLVAN LAKE, AB 0.555% 34 $58,747.06 $48,503.10 $210,983.51
019:EDSON, AB 0.544% 35 $66,036.76 $34,560.76 $163,311.48
020:LLOYDMINSTER, AB 0.510% 35 $60,958.56 $33,117.65 $158,352.26
021:CANMORE, AB 0.510% 38 $67,518.39 $53,312.14 $256,124.81
022:STRATHMORE, AB 0.499% 36 $56,053.82 $34,777.78 $166,272.40
023:OLDS, AB 0.499% 38 $58,482.28 $36,658.13 $140,813.51
024:FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB 0.477% 35 $68,776.55 $36,133.33 $174,430.14
025:COCHRANE, AB 0.466% 36 $68,846.92 $55,125.00 $218,101.39
026:LACOMBE, AB 0.444% 37 $65,195.26 $40,675.24 $175,533.94
027:LEDUC, AB 0.444% 36 $73,876.69 $53,943.67 $203,079.90
028:HIGH RIVER, AB 0.422% 35 $57,536.17 $34,615.38 $182,650.00
029:CAMROSE, AB 0.377% 35 $53,143.03 $30,915.50 $209,167.86
030:INNISFAIL, AB 0.355% 36 $48,592.16 $27,830.00 $180,625.93
031:BEAUMONT, AB 0.344% 39 $61,821.20 $39,545.45 $166,583.12
032:ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB 0.344% 36 $61,352.10 $41,840.73 $195,956.67
033:CHESTERMERE, AB 0.333% 35 $74,471.07 $45,060.00 $250,630.96
034:SLAVE LAKE, AB 0.311% 35 $47,914.77 $39,371.20 $144,342.86
035:HINTON, AB 0.311% 38 $63,901.79 $45,181.82 $187,247.39
036:PEACE RIVER, AB 0.300% 38 $59,156.76 $42,188.22 $172,090.91
037:DRAYTON VALLEY, AB 0.300% 31 $66,364.70 $63,187.63 $177,477.27
038:TABER, AB 0.266% 42 $69,418.00 $37,728.67 $164,363.32
039:BARRHEAD, AB 0.255% 35 $57,478.73 $40,951.58 $150,183.33
040:ATHABASCA, AB 0.244% 34 $77,152.00 $37,302.78 $193,465.00
041:HIGH PRAIRIE, AB 0.244% 35 $61,481.19 $47,200.00 $149,421.43
042:DRUMHELLER, AB 0.233% 38 $55,191.63 $22,296.00 $168,347.06
043:PONOKA, AB 0.233% 37 $55,825.50 $22,333.33 $153,105.56
044:DEVON, AB 0.222% 36 $79,220.00 $34,954.29 $169,187.50
045:STETTLER, AB 0.222% 38 $58,160.42 $38,325.00 $163,452.28
046:REDCLIFF, AB 0.222% 34 $50,730.00 $34,666.67 $152,833.94
047:BONNYVILLE, AB 0.211% 31 $65,033.79 n/a $199,755.44
048:VEGREVILLE, AB 0.200% 37 $60,787.63 $34,471.08 $149,352.94
049:GRANDE CACHE, AB 0.200% 39 $60,333.33 $55,666.67 $156,041.67
050:ONOWAY, AB 0.200% 40 $67,029.82 $30,250.00 $190,317.88

Product Popularity for Alberta


Mortgage Application
Form Type
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Qualification: 24.8%
First-time Buyer: 20.3%
Refinance: 15.3%
No Money Down: 12.7%
Renewal: 9.9%
Purchase: 7.5%
Pre-approval: 2.5%
Variable Rate: 2.0%
Investment: 1.0%
Other: 3.8%
 
Total Application Types Found: 20
 Alberta Mortgage Product Popularity Pie Chart

Age Demographics for Alberta Mortgage Inquiries

Average age: 36
Oldest age: 89
Youngest age: 19


Incomes for Alberta Mortgage Inquiries

The following depicts the average income of Canadians living in Alberta who have applied for a home loan using the pre-approval application on the CanEquity Mortgage web site.

Average annual gross income for
mortgage applicants in Alberta: $62,878.33
applicants within all of Canada: $58,592.40
Difference: $4,285.93
  
mortgage co-applicants in Alberta: $42,212.20
co-applicants within all of Canada: $41,278.89
Difference: $933.31

Note: Commercial Mortgages were not included for this report, only residential mortgages were used.

Residential Status for Alberta

The table and pie chart below represents the residential status of people living in Alberta who have applied for a mortgage using the CanEquity mortgage application.

Residential Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Rent: 42.7%
Own: 41.9%
Other: 2.2%
No Comment: 10.0%
Live with parents: 3.2%
Alberta Residential Status Pie Chart

Marital Status for Alberta

The following table and pie chart represents the marital status of applicants from Alberta using the mortgage preapproval application found on the CanEquity Mortgage web site. In Alberta, approximately 61% of the mortgage applicants are living with someone, while only 38% are not married or separated.

Marital Status of
Mortgage Applicant
  Percentage
of Inquiries
Married: 46.9%
Single: 30.2%
Common-law: 14.5%
Divorced: 4.4%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 0.5%
Alberta Marital Status Pie Chart