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Housing affordability challenges leading to increased risk of fraud + MORE Mar 29th
With higher prices and interest rates putting the dream of homeownership further out of reach studies suggest Canadians are more comfortable inflating certain details of their mortgage application — a form of fraud that could have serious legal ramifications..... More »
Financial infidelity hurts, but there are ways to get past it + MORE Oct 22nd
The down payment for your home purchase is topped up, and it’s finally the day you and your partner meet with a mortgage adviser. But something isn’t clicking. When the adviser runs a credit check, your joint report comes back in shambles with unexpected outstanding debt. The adviser ca.... More »
Should you buy a vacation property? + MORE Aug 27th
The benefits of owning a vacation property are obvious. A cottage, cabin, condo or trailer a short drive from your home can provide a quick weekend recharge. A property down south can serve as a regular vacation destination or extended winter stay for a snowbird.
There are many emotion-driven reason.... More »
Honouring the latest Mortgage Hall of Fame inductees Oct 20th
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, hundreds of mortgage professionals gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre Monday night to honour the latest inductees into the Canadian Mortgage Hall of Fame..... More »
Ask the Expert: Can the new Liberal housing plan solve Canada’s housing crisis? Jun 14th
Recently, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberal party unveiled Building Canada Strong, a new ambitious housing plan to accelerate residential construction with the goal of building 500,000 homes a year.
Their most notable policies include cutting development fees for new cons.... More »
2020 Mortgage Forecasts: Defaults to Jump, Originations to Tumble, Sales to “Suffer”
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
There’s no doubt that Canada’s mortgage and real estate industries will suffer in the short term due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. But how long will the pain last and how far out might the recovery be? Those are questions being asked by many in the industry, and some have put forth their best guesses. Here’s a look at the latest mortgage-related forecasts for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021… Mortgage Arrears to Rise in 2021? So […]
Latest in Mortgage News: Home Price Recovery Not Expected Until 2022
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
On the heels of new data showing that home prices tumbled in April across many of Canada’s largest cities, CMHC is forecasting it will take at least until 2022 for a return to pre-recession levels. The federal housing agency modelled out a pandemic scenario that was “not as severe as this,” CEO Evan Siddall said in a teleconference following the release of CMHC’s annual report. “And I’m sure that you’d understand that the realm of plausibility has expanded significantly as […]
