1/9/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Russell Pearsall
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It's a worrying sign for an economy that has relied so heavily on consumer spending and the housing market to drive growth.
... More 4/8/2017 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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From a personal finance point of view, Toronto real estate makes your head spin. Monthly price increases for resale houses in the city are amazing enough in their own ... More
12/14/2016 | Posted in Financial Health by Russell Pearsall
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Canadian household debt hit a record high in the third quarter, as the country’s love affair with low interest rates fuelled another round of heavy borrowing.
... More 11/16/2016 | Posted in Financial Health by Russell Pearsall
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Canadians continued to pile up non-mortgage debt compared with a year ago but delinquency rates remained low, according to credit monitoring agency TransUnion.
... More 10/21/2016 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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Canada’s new mortgage rules risk pushing borrowers deep into the shadow lending market, with brokers set to line up secondary loans with private lenders as a means of ... More
10/11/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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The new mortgage rules being introduced by Ottawa next week are already having a “crippling” impact on non-bank mortgage lenders according to online broker Butler ... More
10/4/2016 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Russell Pearsall
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The Liberal government has announced sweeping changes aimed at ensuring Canadians aren’t taking on bigger mortgages than they can afford in an era of historically low ... More
3/15/2016 | Posted in Home Owners by Russell Pearsall
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Canadian’s household debt continued its upward trajectory in the fourth quarter of 2015. The latest data from Statistics Canada shows that average debt rose by 1.5 per ... More
12/14/2015 | Posted in Financial Health by Russell Pearsall
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Canadian household debt hit a new record in the third quarter, as borrowing rose faster than income. Statistics Canada said Monday the ... More
5/22/2015 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Russell Pearsall
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David Wolf of Fidelity Investments says that the Bank of Canada may end up slashing interest rates to zero in the next 6 to 18 months. With oil prices showing more strength and ... More
4/23/2015 | Posted in Financial Markets by Russell Pearsall
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Canada’s overheated housing market is starting to feel the effect of Europe’s negative interest rates.
... More 4/14/2015 | Posted in First Time Home Buyers by Russell Pearsall
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Typical first-time Canadian home buyers tend to be childless, university-educated couples in their 30s purchasing detached homes, often with a helping hand from their ... More
1/21/2015 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the economy has been suffering from the effects of an "oil shock," so he prescribed a remedy: an unexpected ... More
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