Finance Minister Sees Housing Market and Debt Improving
There’s a lot of talk that goes around about Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. But on Sunday he sat down with CTV’s Question Period to speak on the condition of the housing market and personal debt within Canada. And the good news, for those thinking he was going to tighten mortgage rules once again, he sees…
Read moreLenders Change Debt Servicing Policies, and Brokers Question It
As if all the government rules now put into place within the Canadian mortgage market weren’t difficult enough to deal with – now we’ve got lenders changing their debt servicing policies to make it even tougher. Street Capital and First National are just two of the handful of lenders that have now changed their guidelines…
Read moreHow to Curb Spending in 2014
We’ve already talked about the predictions for 2014 regarding the real estate and mortgage market. But what about predictions for yourself? What does your 2014 look like? Unless most of us can find a way to curb our spending, the picture might be a bit bleak. So to make sure that you do indeed have…
Read moreWhat’s to Happen to the Canadian Economy in 2014?
We’ve already talked about real estate predictions for 2014, as well as predictions for the mortgage market to go along with it. But, seeing as how we are just a few days into the new year, we thought we’d bring you some more predictions for what’s to happen in Canada this coming year, and they…
Read moreMortgage Free Video goes Viral
It’s not often that you see a mortgage video go viral. Usually the YouTube videos that get passed around involve dancing grandmas, or cats playing the piano. But one young Ottawa man has managed to get mortgages, and the idea of being mortgage-free, to the forefront by paying off his mom’s mortgage and allowing her…
Read moreCREA Expects Strong Year for Real Estate in 2014
We’ve already told you about the real estate and mortgage stats of 2013. But now that last year is behind us, and the new year lies before, we thought we’d tell you about CREA, and what they expect for this coming year. Turns out, all those that thought the market would still be struggling with…
Read moreThe Gift Debate
Happy New Year! The holidays are just about over for most of us, and many are probably hoping to leave talk of gifts alone for another couple of months at least. But today we want to talk about a debate surrounding a certain type of gifts, the gift of a down payment; and whether or…
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