11/5/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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Updated numbers from the Bank of Canada showed that the balance of insured mortgage debt suffered its largest decline in history.
... More 10/11/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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A new stress test for all uninsured mortgages is unnecessary and could increase costs for homebuyers, a report by the Fraser Institute said Wednesday.
... More 8/30/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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The market for insured mortgages has decreased due to new regulations introduced at the end of 2016.
... More 7/31/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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If the federal government forces mortgage lenders to carry more of the risk for delinquencies it could have a negative impact on the housing market and lead to an increase in ... More
5/30/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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Canada's housing agency saw a sharp decline in the number of home buyers who qualified for mortgage insurance under tougher rules implemented last fall.
... More 3/20/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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With mortgage insurance premiums rising, homebuyers whose down payments are just shy of 20 per cent may be considering whether to tap extra sources of credit in order to avoid ... More
3/8/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has announced that it will be implementing a hike on the premiums on its insured loans, with the increases calculated based on down ... More
3/1/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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Canada's financial industry is urging Ottawa to consider alternatives to proposals that could require them to take on a greater share of mortgage defaults — calling ... More
2/17/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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The Canadian lending market will enter a period of relative cooling in the next few years as far-reaching changes to mortgage rules finally begin to make themselves felt, ... More
1/17/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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CMHC announced early Tuesday it is increasing its loan insurance premiums effective March 17.
... More 11/30/2016 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., the Crown corporation that controls about half of the mortgage default insurance market in the country, continues to shrink its ... More
11/17/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says its stress testing shows it will be able to withstand even the most extreme economic scenarios.
... More 11/14/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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Homeowners could be facing mortgage insurance price increases next year according to the boss of Canada’s largest private mortgage insurer.
... More 10/24/2016 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Russell Pearsall
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The federal government formally launched consultations Friday to explore potential changes that would shift some of the financial risk tied to ... 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
10/7/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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The dynamism of the Canadian mortgage market itself might be at risk due to the tighter regulations announced by Finance Minister Bill Morneau earlier this week, an observer ... More
10/7/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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Fully one-third of consumers would encounter difficulties in meeting the new debt service ratios as outlined by the tightened mortgage measures introduced by Finance Minister ... More
10/4/2016 | Posted in Home Owners by Russell Pearsall
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For most people, buying a first house or condo is exciting and a big leap into adulthood. But it doesn’t take long for the cold hard reality of mortgage payments, taxes ... More
9/28/2016 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Russell Pearsall
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TD Bank forecasts the Bank of Canada overnight target rate will remain unchanged until 2019.
... More 9/14/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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Up to a million Canadians would struggle to cope with a 1 per cent rise in interest rates with 700,000 at risk from even a 0.25 per cent rise.
... More 8/22/2016 | Posted in Mortgage Advice by Russell Pearsall
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After you make the final payment on your mortgage, you have to cough up one more time to be free and clear.
... More 7/8/2015 | Posted in Real Estate Market by Russell Pearsall
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Canada needs to be better prepared to weather a housing crash that would leave taxpayers and mortgage insurers on the hook, according to a report.
... More 5/29/2015 | Posted in Mortgage News by Russell Pearsall
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Canada’s national housing agency says it’s now insuring a record low 50 per cent of new residential mortgages, and it doesn’t intend to let it drop any ... More
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