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Mortgage Lenders Provide COVID-19 Update – Part 2 + MORE Apr 16th
In a recent series of panel discussions put on by Mortgage Professionals Canada, a cross-section of some of the country’s top lenders and insurers provided updates on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted operations and shaped their outlook. Similar to the previous sessions, the overwhelming mess.... More »
Mortgage Pre-Approval: How to Improve Your Credit Score + MORE Jul 5th
Are you interested in learning about the mortgage pre-approval process? Or, do you want to learn how to improve your credit score? One of the biggest steps you’ll take in life is buying a home. And, while you might want to go and pick out your dream home first, this is a mistake. You need to get .... More »
Rate hikes, food inflation, mortgage costs: How to get through the cost of living crisis + MORE Jul 18th
No matter the state of your finances, avoiding your fears is not the way forward, experts say. Focus on what you can control..... More »
Lessons From the 2018 Digital Mortgage Conference – Part I + MORE Sep 21st
“If you don’t view yourself as a technology company that does mortgages, you’re missing it.”—Bill Emerson, Vice Chairman, Quicken Loans That quote encapsulated this week’s third annual Digital Mortgage Conference in Las Vegas. To compete in the next decade, brokers and lenders wil.... More »
Lender execs weigh in on today’s mortgage market Oct 26th
Executives of some of Canada's top mortgage lenders weighed in on some hot topics during the lender panel at MPC's recent National Mortgage Conference..... More »
Looser Mortgage Standards Hit the UK! Is Canada Next?!
– canadamortgagenews.ca
There’s nothing surprising about the loosening of mortgage standards to spur growth. In the last real housing bubble of 1990, banks and government brought in stricter lending rules, making it tougher for borrowers to get a mortgage.
Fast forward to the present. We’ve yet to see a housing bubble or market crash, but the government has taken drastic – perhaps even unheard of – precautions to slow the housing market.
In 1990, I was working for the largest trust company in Canada. I can tell you that it has never been harder to qualify for a mortgage than it is today!
In 2006, we had more aggressive lending programs like zero-down payment options, and amortizations went from 25 years to 30, to 35 years and even up to 40 years!
There were interest-only mortgages (we just got a modified version of this back), and you could even finance your purchase for up to 100% of the purchase price.
Forecast time!
Watch for financial institutions to begin loosening their lending policies in Canada as the appetite for mortgage business becomes greater…
