Should Potential Homebuyers Wait it Out or buy Now?
Canadian’s who are looking to enter the real estate market has been through a lot. Between sky-high prices and what feels like never-ending bidding wars in most markets, it is…
Canadian Mortgage Stress Test to Become More Lenient
Canadian Mortgage Stress Test to Become More Lenient For the first time since the federal government implemented the new stress test rules on Canadian home loans, the standards have…
What Major Canadian Cities can Expect from the Real Estate Market in 2019
What Major Canadian Cities can Expect from the Real Estate Market in 2019 With the new year upon us, many are wondering what the real estate market will…
National Mortgage broker conference -B20
MORTGAGE STRESS TEST ADDRESSED AT THE CONFERENCE On Monday Oct 29 2018, CMHC addressed a few questions regarding the regulatory changes in the mortgage industry at the National Mortgage Broker…
How have the new mortgage rules impacted the price of homes throughout Canada?
How Have the New Mortgage Rules Impacted the Price of Homes throughout Canada? The last few years have brought great change to the Canadian housing market, primarily due to the…
Complex mortgage rules boost value of mortgage brokers
More complex mortgage rules boost the value of mortgage brokers. The last quarter of 2016 brought considerable change to Canada’s residential mortgage business. In October, the Department of Finance Canada…
Home sales dip in October as market cools
OTTAWA - Canadian home resales dipped last month for the first time since February in what many see as a signal that a so-called correction in the housing market remains…
Canadian Mortgage Rules
Changing regulations in Canada’s mortgage market Since 2008, the federal government has made several changes to the rules for mortgages insured through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and…
Real Estate continues to grow
The Canadian real estate industry will get more good news today — not that it needs any more positive spin or Finance Minister Jim Flaherty even wants to hear it.…