Canada

Genworth Financial's efforts to advance its sale to China Oceanwide hit a roadblock as bondholders did not respond to a consent solicitation for easing a possible Canadian mortgage insurance unit sale.

Canadian housing starts fell last month, led mostly by a drop in construction of semi-detached, row houses and apartments.

Renewed momentum in Canada's housing market is buoying consumer optimism.

Toronto home sales and prices continued to move higher in July amid tight supply.

Equitable Group Inc. and Home Capital Group Inc. are reaping a windfall from Canada's tighter mortgage regulations.

The oft-delayed sale of Genworth Financial might need new approvals from U.S. insurance regulators if and when it disposes of its Canadian mortgage insurance stake.

Toronto home sales jumped again in June, nudging prices higher and narrowing affordable options for buyers.

Genworth Financial is marketing its stake in Genworth MI Canada in a possible last-ditch effort to save the long-delayed proposed acquisition by China Oceanwide.

Canadian home sales activity continued to rebound last month, suggesting the nation's housing market is improving after a sluggish start to the year.

Toronto's housing market came storming back in May as sales in Canada's biggest city soared 19% from the same month a year earlier.