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Mortgage renewal calculator + MORE Jan 25th
Thee are a lot of decisions to make when it comes to renewing your mortgage, including whether or not to stick with your current lender. A mortgage renewal calculator can simplify the process and help you pick the best mortgage offer available to you at the time of renewal.
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Making sense of the Bank of Canada interest rate decision on March 12, 2025 + MORE Mar 13th
Today marks the seventh cut in a row for Canada’s benchmark borrowing rate, as our central bank does what it can to pad against tariff threats and possible recession.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered its overnight lending rate—which lenders use to set their prime rates, and, by extensio.... More »
Latest in Mortgage News: Newton to Provide Free TransUnion Access to its 6,000+ Velocity Users + MORE Jun 28th
Starting today, the more than 6,000 mortgage brokers who use the Velocity mortgage operating system will gain free access to TransUnion credit reports for the remainder of the year. The offer is part of a campaign by Newton Connectivity Systems, which operates Velocity, to encourage greater diversif.... More »
Latest in Mortgage News – More Research on Stress Test Impacts May 6th
The stress test continues to be the focus of much research, with new data released recently on the full extent of its impacts on the housing market. We’ve summarized the latest findings, which look at the stress test’s impacts on home sales and prices over the past year, as well as the c.... More »
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts dropped 17% in October Nov 18th
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October fell 17% compared with September..... More »
External Factors a Wild Card in GTA Housing Market Forecast
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Among external factors that affect housing markets, two are by far the most important and both are more or less directly controlled by the federal government. The first is policy regulation that defines the rules and parameters under which mortgage loans can be originated. The second is the interest rates set by the Bank of […]
