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...
After nearly 50 years of providing residential mortgages to Canadians, Industrial Alliance Financial Group announced its exit from the space this month.
"Thi... Read More...
The Liberal Party's promise to tweak the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive—just 10 days after it was launched—is being viewed by many as nothing more than an elec... Read More...
The second quarter proved a good one for the country’s key broker channel lenders.
Mortgage originations were mostly up across the board. One notable excepti... Read More...
Those dreaming of homeownership face a long list of obstacles: high prices, low supply and ever-changing mortgage rules and qualification requirements, to name ... Read More...
The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged today, as expected. But it's accompanying statement had a more neutral than dovish tone than some observ... 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.
