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Latest News
Mortgage debt taking up a record share of income Mar 17th
Borrowers are now spending roughly $1 out of every $13 of their disposable income on servicing their mortgages. That’s according to Statistics Canada’s fourth-quarter national balance sheet and financial flow accounts. The data shows Canadians are spending 7.66% of their household dispos.... More »
The Latest in Mortgage News: RBC downgrades its housing market forecast + MORE Jul 28th
RBC says it expects the country's housing correction to "deepen" in the coming months with resale activity and prices falling more than expected..... More »
NBC says rising rates will lead to mortgage market “normalization” + MORE Aug 30th
National Bank of Canada, the smallest of the Big 6 banks, reported third-quarter earnings in-line with market expectations..... More »
Scotiabank’s return to competitive mortgage pricing is “huge” for brokers + MORE Aug 2nd
Scotiabank is back. After “intentionally slowing” its mortgage portfolio last year due to funding constraints, Scotiabank has announced to its broker partners that its competitive pricing is back, along with an expanded retail package program. As Ron Butler of Butler Mortgage described, .... More »
The Latest in Mortgage News: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to Buy HomeEquity Bank Sep 26th
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has taken a major investment stake in Canada's rapidly growing reverse mortgage market with its acquisition of HomeEquity Bank..... More »
Is a reverse mortgage right for you?
– moneysense.ca
Many Canadians are “house rich.” Their net worth appears healthy (the average tops $675,000), but in reality, a large chunk—sometimes 50% or more—of that wealth is tied up in their homes. Factor in the nation’s growing personal debt (according to Statistics Canada, we collectively owe $1.77 for every $1 in disposable income), and it isn’t surprising that interest in reverse mortgages is growing.
A reverse mortgage is one of several options we have for borrowing money against a home’s equity. (Your equity is the present-day value of your home, minus mortgage principal or other debt tied to your home that’s remaining to be paid down.)
In the past, reverse mortgages were viewed with skepticism; a loan you don’t have to repay as long as you live simply seems too good to be true. But for Canadians in specific financial circumstances, a reverse mortgage can be a practical solution.
This guide looks at how reverse mortgages work, and which types of people could benefit from them, to help you decide whether it might be a good option for you…
A reverse mortgage is one of several options we have for borrowing money against a home’s equity. (Your equity is the present-day value of your home, minus mortgage principal or other debt tied to your home that’s remaining to be paid down.)
In the past, reverse mortgages were viewed with skepticism; a loan you don’t have to repay as long as you live simply seems too good to be true. But for Canadians in specific financial circumstances, a reverse mortgage can be a practical solution.
This guide looks at how reverse mortgages work, and which types of people could benefit from them, to help you decide whether it might be a good option for you…
Opinion: CMHC and Risk – Perspective vs. Spin
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
It’s so hard to have a calm intelligent debate about mortgage policy in Canada. And there’s a reason for it.
CMHC’s Siddall Calls on Lenders & Default Insurers to Tighten Lending
– canadianmortgagetrends.com
Evan Siddall, CEO of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, is calling on lenders and mortgage default insurers to tighten underwriting and qualification standards.
How to tell if a company is honest
– moneysense.ca
Despite what you may witness on Twitter, people generally see the good in others, whether that’s their friends, colleagues or the executives running the companies they invest in. We want to believe a business we’re buying into is on the up-and-up, that what they’re saying about their operation is truthful and that they really will help you make some money. But, as we’ve seen—Enron, Worldcom, various mortgage brokers and banks in the 2008 financial crisis, for example—there are business people who have other motivations besides honesty with investors.
More recently, it’s been reported that several Canadian cannabis companies, including Aphria and Aurora, have been sued by investors for allegedly making misleading claims, failing to disclose revenue problems, inaccurate financial statements and more. These claims have yet to be proven in court, but they’re an indication that once-rosy relationships between investors and the companies they own could sour at any moment. (You could argue that cannabis investors should have known what they were signing up for…
More recently, it’s been reported that several Canadian cannabis companies, including Aphria and Aurora, have been sued by investors for allegedly making misleading claims, failing to disclose revenue problems, inaccurate financial statements and more. These claims have yet to be proven in court, but they’re an indication that once-rosy relationships between investors and the companies they own could sour at any moment. (You could argue that cannabis investors should have known what they were signing up for…
