Residential mortgage growth was down more than 7% in the first half of 2019 compared to a year earlier, likely caused in part by the federal government's mortga... Read More...
Falling mortgage rates over the course of 2019 have reduced the rate increase shock for those renewing a mortgage.
While those renewing a mortgage this year ... Read More...
Monetary policy has always been a panacea for ailing economies, rarely more than during the financial crisis of 2007-08.
It's a simple concept: lower the cos... Read More...
Despite leaving its key lending rate unchanged at 1.75% today, the Bank of Canada sounded more cautious about global headwinds than in the past. That has led to... Read More...
The growing demand for real estate in Canada is being driven largely by newcomers, who are making one out of every five home purchases in the country, according... Read More...
Newton Connectivity Systems this week launched its new broker rate search engine, Discovery.
The system, which also serves as a rate distributor for lenders,... Read More...
Canada's big banks saw moderate mortgage growth in the third quarter in the midst of worsening macro economic conditions.
The headwinds seem most pronounced ... Read More...
That's the takeaway from a national survey released this week by Rates.ca, which found half of Canadians aren't aware of the mortgage options available to them.... Read More...
Mortgage shoppers have been treated to fixed rates near two-year lows for months now. They're even below most variable rates.
But how long can these fixed-ra... Read More...
A new study of 15 major urban centres across Canada shows that housing unaffordability continues to be a major concern in nearly half of those markets.
A med... Read More...
Steve Huebl is a graduate of Ryerson University's School of Journalism and has been with Canadian Mortgage Trends and reporting on the mortgage industry since 2009. His past work experience includes The Toronto Star, The Calgary Herald, the Sarnia Observer and Canadian Economic Press. Born and raised in Toronto, he now calls Montreal home.
