If you thought Parliament’s hearings on the new mortgage rules was boring, you missed last week’s exchange between MP Ron Liepert and...
“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...
The B.C. government’s “blame non-resident homeowners” campaign is now officially out of control. Provincial leaders have just molested international homebuyers...
I had a chat with Canada Guaranty CEO Andy Charles today. Like most industry leaders, he’s concerned with maintaining stability in Canada’s...
As we like to say around here, it’s good to be a bank. Reason #188 (or whatever number we’re up...
The cost of funding a mortgage is going up again, thanks to new federal regulations due this fall. Canada’s banking...
One in four British Columbia parents have bankrolled part of their child’s home purchase, and they’ve done it through down payment...
After months of preparation, Manulife Bank officially entered the broker channel today. It is a major win for brokers and...
Certain mortgage brokers almost take it personally when a broker channel lender competes against them. They condemn lenders who keep...
Alberta’s routed oil sector and the province’s surging unemployment rate (7.4% as of January) is, for the first time, having a noticeable impact...