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Borrowers Will Enjoy Rate Relief in Early 2019: Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada has kicked off the new year with a rate hold, opting to leave its trend-setting Overnight Interest Rate untouched at... read more
How the USMCA Will Lead to Higher Mortgage Rates
It was a long-fought battle, but trade relations between Canada and the U.S. are now on tentatively stable ground; in September, our two... read more
Interest Rates Are Rising: How Can Mortgage Pros Help?
The bar to borrow in Canada is on the rise again, as the Bank of Canada hiked its conventional five-year mortgage rate on May 10, to 5.3%... read more
The Impact of Technology on Lending—A Panel Discussion
At a recent event at OnDeck Capital in Toronto, our CEO Alex Conconi was on a panel of experts discussing the impact of technology on... read more
How Do Canadian Borrowers Feel About B-20?
The Canadian housing market has now had a full quarter to absorb the impact from Guideline B-20. The new stress test, put in place by the... read more
2 Months Later: Has B-20 Cooled the Market?
In the last months of 2017, there was much commentary around pending Guideline B-20, a new set of federal mortgage affordability hurdles... read more