by Renee Wynter | Oct 3, 2016 | Announcements, Blog, Economy, Homeownership
This morning, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced new housing measures, changes meant to alleviate risk in Canada’s current housing market. The measures include: Standardizing lending criteria for high- and low-ratio mortgages, including a mortgage stress...
by Renee Wynter | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog, Homeownership
In an article I recently published called “Is Now a Good Time to Buy?” we identified that interest rates are at all time Canadian lows and as it’s never been cheaper to borrow money, now is a good time to buy property. In no way was it being said...
by Renee Wynter | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Homeownership
If you’re getting tired of all the media headlines claiming impending housing market and economic doom and gloom, you’re not alone. It seems every time you browse the news another US economist is predicting terrible things for Canada. Articles like this...
by Renee Wynter | Jul 26, 2016 | Announcements, Blog, Homeownership
Although no firm changes have been announced regarding mortgage regulations, it looks like this might be the beginning of something. The following is correspondence shared by Mortgage Professionals Canada by email to the mortgage industry, it has been shared here for...
