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The State of the Mortgage Market

Steve HueblJanuary 31, 2019

Mortgage Professionals Canada released its marquis State of the Mortgage Market report last week. While much of the media focus was on the report's assessmen... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports9 min read

Mortgage Professionals Canada Renews Calls to Tweak Stress Tests

Steve HueblJanuary 24, 2019

Mortgage Professionals Canada has renewed calls for changes to the federal government’s stress tests, arguing they pose serious risk to the housing market and o... Read More...

Mortgage Broker News4 min read

Canadians Pessimistic About Finances and Economy

Steve HueblJanuary 10, 2019

Many Canadians are taking an increasingly gloomy view of their finances and the overall economy heading into 2019. That’s according to a new Ipsos study that... Read More...

Economics3 min read

New Mortgage Rules Improving Credit Quality, BoC Says

Steve HueblNovember 16, 2018

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...

Bank of CanadaMortgage Regulations3 min read

Benefits of Homeownership Reaffirmed in New Study

Steve HueblSeptember 17, 2018

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...

Mortgage Industry Reports4 min read

Broker Lender Market Share – Q2 2018

Robert McListerSeptember 6, 2018

A whopping 89% of broker volume was routed to the top 10 lenders in Q2, according to reported Finastra data. That's the most on record, going back to when we... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports4 min read

Stress Test Impacts Measured

Steve HueblJuly 26, 2018

The government's latest mortgage rule changes have caused an imbalance between supply and demand in almost every region of the country, and will result in an es... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports6 min read

Interest Rate Hikes Eroding Housing Affordability

Steve HueblJuly 5, 2018

After improving slightly late last year, housing affordability has now reached "crisis levels" in Vancouver and is posing a "tremendous challenge" in Toronto. ... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports2 min read

What’s Motivating Canadian Homebuyers?

Steve HueblJune 29, 2018

Canadian homebuyers are being driven by three key motivations: the fear of missing out, the perceived impact of foreign investors and expectations of future pri... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports2 min read

Broker Lender Market Share – Q1 2018

Robert McListerJune 8, 2018

Credit unions saw their slice of the broker pie shrink in Q1. That comes despite OSFI's January 1 stress test, which played right into their hands given they ar... Read More...

Mortgage Industry Reports7 min read

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The State of the Mortgage Market

Mortgage Professionals Canada Renews Calls to Tweak Stress Tests

Canadians Pessimistic About Finances and Economy

New Mortgage Rules Improving Credit Quality, BoC Says

Benefits of Homeownership Reaffirmed in New Study

Stress Test Impacts Measured

Interest Rate Hikes Eroding Housing Affordability

What’s Motivating Canadian Homebuyers?

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The State of the Mortgage Market

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