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6 October 2010

Further Tightening of Canada’s Mortgage Rules Possible, Financial Post Reports

Speculation that further tightening of Canadian mortgage rules may be in the offing, sparks analysts to warn of the impact such changes could have on housing markets.

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6 October 2010
Opportunity to Refinance Home Mortgage at Low Rates

Homeowners have a window of opportunity to refinance existing home mortgages, as analysts forecast that the Bank of Canada is likely to pause in its regimen of rate increases.

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30 September 2010
Debt Consolidation Under a Secured Home Equity Line of Credit

Consolidating high interest household debt under a lower interest home equity line of is a proactive solution for some homeowners with sufficient levels of home equity.

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30 September 2010
Key Differences in U.S. and Canadian Home Mortgage Markets Overlooked

Comparisons of Canadian mortgage and housing markets to their U.S. counterparts ignores key differences in underlying practices that skewed U.S. markets and led to a U.S. housing collapse.

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28 September 2010
Mortgage and Housing Comparisons Overlook ‘Widespread Corruption’ in U.S.

Financial doomsayers, describing how Canadian mortgage and housing markets are a “bubble” about to burst in a U.S.-style collapse, largely overlook the roles that securitization and widespread corruption played in distorting mortgage and real estate markets south of the border.

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28 September 2010
Online Mortgage Brokers, Now Commission-Free Real Estate Listings Go On-line

The savings garnered from using an online mortgage broker are now multiplied by the introduction of a commission-free listings service that challenges the monopoly held by the Canadian Real Estate Association’s MLS listing service.

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27 September 2010
Second Mortgages Finance Vacation Properties in U.S.-Sunbelt

Canadians tap into home equity, using second mortgages to purchase vacation properties at market-bottom prices in the American Sunbelt.

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