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Part 1: Beating the Math: Why Politicians Are Failing Homebuyers and What you can do. Apr 21st
If you are trying to buy a house in Canada right now, the math is completely broken. Instead of treating the root causes of the housing crisis, politicians are serving up PR stunts that do very little to actually put keys in the hands of hardworking Canadians. Let’s look at the reality of the .... More »
Opinion: Think twice before handing your mortgage to a bank adviser + MORE Oct 7th
Every now and then, something happens in this business that really drives home an important lesson, and this time, it’s about how trusting the wrong person with your mortgage file can cost you a great deal..... More »
Why Canadian investors should avoid MLPs Jan 20th
For better or worse, a sizable group of Canadian investors still screens prospective investments by dividend yield. When that search expands beyond Canadian stocks, it often leads into parts of the U.S. market that look attractive on the surface but are poorly understood.
Common examples include .... More »
How to protect your identity + MORE Sep 7th
We’re all on guard to protect our hard-earned money. What you might not notice, though, is when criminals seek something else that’s really valuable: your identity.
It happens every day. People who would never dream of giving out their credit card number after receiving a random call, t.... More »
Haventree Bank launches direct-to-consumer digital bank + MORE Jul 8th
The Schedule 1 bank is rolling out a new consumer deposit platform, marking a major move beyond broker-distributed mortgages and brokered deposits after more than three decades in the alternative lending space..... More »
The $90-million lesson: Why relationships, not tech, drive mortgage success
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
A lender friend of mine, Shane Lapointe, retired last week and I could not be happier for him. Forty-nine years in the industry, 36 of them in the brokering space. I can only imagine the rule changes and lender switch-ups that he has seen since 1989.
CMHC reports seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts slowed in February
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in February slowed 4% compared with January.
First National sees 44% jump in single-family mortgage originations, but revenue boost deferred
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
First National posted a strong fourth quarter, with funded single-family residential mortgages surging 44% year-over-year.
Mortgage rate war heats up as big banks slash rates—”The spring market starts now:” Butler
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Big banks are slashing mortgage rates in a heated battle for market share as the spring homebuying season kicks off.
