When Interest Rates Inevitably Rise…
In a new report on “household indebtedness and financial vulnerability,” the Parliamentary Budget Office (“PBO”) has pro... Read More...
By Dustan Woodhouse, Special to CMT
Regulators have made several changes to the mortgage market each year since the 2008 financial crisis. The most r... Read More...
Are regulators oblivious to the consequence of their own mortgage policies? That's what certain industry stakeholders and MPs suggested to Parliament's Standing... Read More...
Canada's mortgage rulemakers want less exposure to insured mortgages and—as this BMO Capital Markets graph shows—they're getting exactly what they want.
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CMT has a long record of critiquing government rule changes in the mortgage business. It’s a check and balance on a bureaucratic system that sometimes "forgets"... Read More...
In the media's race to break down last month's mortgage rule changes, accuracy has seemingly taken a backseat to fast-published, under-researched commentary.
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"Keep calm and carry on"
You've probably lost count of how many times you've heard that stale motivator after last week's mortgage rule travesty.
Brokera... Read More...
One of the most touted value propositions we express as mortgage brokers is choice. Brokers can compare dozens of lenders whereby lender reps push only one bran... Read More...
The B.C. government’s “blame non-resident homeowners” campaign is now officially out of control.
Provincial leaders have just molested international homebuye... Read More...
“…Robots are racing to replace mortgage brokers.”
Like it or not, we're going to see more and more headlines like this.
This particular story comes from the... Read More...
