10/3/2024 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s banking regulator recently relaxed its mortgage stress test rule partly due to concerns about how the public perceives the agency’s role, according to ... More
11/29/2023 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The Liberal government last week unveiled a “new” Canadian Mortgage Charter aimed at ensuring lenders offer relief to mortgage borrowers who are struggling to make ... More
10/20/2023 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Many in the mortgage industry reacted with surprise after learning about a little but very important nugget buried in an OSFI report released earlier this week.
... More 10/18/2023 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s banking regulator has revealed its decision on initial public consultation regarding its B-20 guidelines, indicating in a statement yesterday that it will not ... More
9/27/2023 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canadian banks have approximately $250 billion in mortgages with repayment terms set at 35 years or longer
... More 3/18/2020 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s largest banks are coordinating their approach to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak to protect their employees and customers.
... More 9/16/2019 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Reverse mortgages are surging in Canada as more older people join the country’s debt bandwagon.
... More 9/12/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The number of Canadians who applied for a fixed-rate mortgage in August saw a substantial spike, with 59.31% of users on the LowestRates.ca website opting for a fixed-rate ... More
8/9/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The number of new mortgages continued higher in 2016 but the share of first-time buyers slipped, CMHC says. The crown corporation reports that there were just over 1 ... More
7/7/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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New rules proposed by the federal government to curb financial risks associated with the country's hot housing markets could make it more difficult to secure a ... More
6/15/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canada's central bank, which had long said interest rates are too blunt a tool to tackle the country's housing market, may have finally decided to act and at least ... More
4/28/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The Ontario government will shift regulation of syndicated mortgage investment products to the Ontario Securities Commission in a move to toughen oversight of a rapidly growing ... More
2/17/2017 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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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
12/7/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 per cent as economic conditions move along largely in line with its expectations.
... More 11/17/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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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 Paul Solomons
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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 10/11/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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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
10/7/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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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 Paul Solomons
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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
9/27/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Two major Canadian banks have closed a loophole that allowed new Canadians here for less than five years to bypass income verification when purchasing a home.
... More 9/14/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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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 9/12/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canada’s financial regulator released proposed new mortgage rules that could see the country’s lenders hold more capital to offset risks.
... More 8/16/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The federal government may require banks and other mortgage lenders to pay a deductible to protect taxpayers from risky hot housing markets.
... More 7/13/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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he Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the ... More
6/28/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Rising house prices are increasing demand for mortgages with 30 year amortizations as buyers choose – or are forced by the cost – to spread their home loan over ... More
6/7/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released its annual Mortgage Consumer Survey ... More
3/16/2016 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Mortgage lenders may have to pay a deductible to the CMHC for any claims made on loans the agency insures.
... More 11/6/2015 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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New figures from one of Canada’s largest banks and mortgage lenders shows the continuing growth of household debt. RBC’s report reveals that total consumer debt is ... More
11/2/2015 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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The Royal Bank of Canada scrapped an internal limit on mortgage loan size for immigrants in the spring to tap into surging demand for financing on multi-million dollar houses ... More
9/17/2015 | Posted in Mortgage News by Paul Solomons
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Canadian households are adding debt at an increasing pace and it’s being driven by mortgage which account for 80 per cent of the debt. CIBC says that it is not housing ... More
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