The millennials (known also as the children of baby boomers born between 1972-1992) and the post Second World War baby boomers (born 1946-1965) are making the greatest impact on the real estate industry today.   “Both the boomers and the millennials want move-in ready homes,” says Century 21 Real Estate Canada President Don Lawby. His […]

In his 13 years as an insurance broker Bryan Yetman has regularly witnessed the havoc credit scores wreak on consumers. No case, however, unsettled the Past President of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) more than that of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer while in the midst of a divorce a few years […]

Industry News    Will higher mortgage rates ruin the housing market? How much will mortgage rates rise in the next 12 to 24 months?   Click here to watch a quick video with Globe and Mail Personal Finance Columnist Rob Carrick and BMO Chief Economist Doug Porter.   Canada’s small businesses want us to give […]

There has been a sea change at the Bank of Canada. No longer are policymakers setting a specific monetary course. For the first time in more than a year, they have dropped any reference to interest rates eventually rising.   At the same time, they’re also taking a less-rosy outlook for the economic climate, in […]

Mortgage fraud in Canada has increased by a staggering 50% in recent years, according to Equifax.   While accounting for only 13% of attempted frauds in 2011, mortgage fraud was responsible for two-thirds, or $400 million, of the estimated dollar amount of financial fraud in Canada. According to John Russo, Vice President of Equifax, that […]

A recent report from the Conference Board of Canada predicts that Canada’s condo sector will not collapse. This has been a topic of much speculation in major Canadian cities like Toronto, where condo development is booming. Some economists have warned that overproduction will affect real estate prices and could pose a risk for the economy.  […]

OSFI has held off on further tweaks to underwriting rules, but amid speculation that it may soon spring into action, one representative has assured MortgageBrokerNews.ca the public – including brokers – will be allowed their say.   “If we decide to revise Guideline B-20, we will undertake public consultations,” said OSFI’s Annik Faucher. “No decisions […]

  About two-thirds of first-time buyers say they’ll purchase a home as planned and are unaffected by new mortgage rules brought in by Ottawa a year ago, says a new survey.   The findings come as the banks continue to increase long-term interest rates in the face of rising bond yields but refuse to bump […]

About two-thirds of first-time buyers say they’ll purchase a home as planned and are unaffected by new mortgage rules brought in by Ottawa a year ago, says a new survey. The findings come as the banks continue to increase long-term interest rates in the face of rising bond yields but refuse to bump up the […]

Canadians accustomed to cheap money are quickly realizing that the era of rock-bottom rates could soon be coming to a close.   Since the worst of the financial crisis, government interest rates in Canada and the United States have remained exceptionally low, and for the past three years government bond yields have kept falling to […]