Mortgage rules implemented over the past two years, along with rising interest rates, have worked to improve credit quality and reduce the number of highly inde... Read More...
The word is out on a little-known policy used to qualify anyone with a HELOC who is applying for additional financing.
Several of the Big Six banks have alre... Read More...
A number of reports and surveys have been released over the past couple of weeks providing insight into everything from borrowing trends and consumers' financia... Read More...
Mortgage professionals from across Canada descended on Montreal last weekend for the annual National Mortgage Conference.
Hosted by Mortgage Professionals ... Read More...
In what must have felt like walking into the lion’s den, CMHC head Evan Siddall addressed concerns about recent regulatory changes in front of a crowd of over 1... Read More...
The Bank of Canada today delivered a widely expected quarter-point increase to the overnight target rate, raising borrowing costs for millions of Canadians.
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Interest rates, and more specifically the growing certainty of higher rates to come, have been dominating headlines following the announcement of a new trade ag... Read More...
They’ve been around since the early 70s, but for many—the public and brokers alike—Mortgage Investment Corporations remain relatively unknown.
But work is un... Read More...
Despite deteriorating housing affordability across the country, buying a home is still the more affordable option when compared to renting.
A new report from... Read More...
Home prices aren’t the only aspect of the housing market waning these days.
For the first time in over 45 years homeownership rates are also on the decline i... 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.
