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8 February 2010

How Will Consumer Debt of 145% Affect the Canadian Mortgage Market?

Canadian Mortgage Market – Canada’s Consumer Debt Ratio is one of the Highest in the World. How Will it Affect Canadian Mortgage Rules?

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5 February 2010
Canada: Good and Boring?

Recently, Paul Krugman, writer, columnist, and Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences called Canada “good and boring”.

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4 February 2010
Borrowing From the Bank of Grandma?

Yesterday I wrote about how new homeowners were choosing longer amortization periods to free up cash flow and still be able to purchase real estate.

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3 February 2010
Longer Amortizations Attract New Homebuyers

A friend of mine has a theory about why it’s so difficult for Generations X and Y to put together enough money for a traditional down payment on a house.

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2 February 2010
Variable-Rate Mortgages: Worth the Risk?

Yesterday I wrote about fixed-rate mortgages and the peace of mind that they provide to borrowers. Let’s take a look at the other mortgage option – variable-rate mortgages.

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1 February 2010
Fixed-Rate Mortgages: Worth the Peace of Mind?

My first piece of real estate was a downtown condo that I bought directly from the builder. I went with the standard five-year fixed-rate mortgage as it just seemed like the thing to do.

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29 January 2010
News Flash: Vancouver is “Severely Unaffordable”

A survey ranked 272 metropolitan markets in Canada, the U.S. Ireland, the U.K., New Zealand and Australia.

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