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Mortgage Statistics That Will be of Interest to All Canadians

Posted on August 22, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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Home prices exponentially increasing over the past year have forced a majority of today’s homebuyers to use the maximum mortgage amounts they’ve been approved for. More than 65% of recent buyers bought the maximum amount of house they could afford, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) latest consumer survey. For about 6 in…

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Real Estate Professionals Worry About Canada Going Down The American Road.

Posted on August 9, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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Zero down mortgages in Canada are the kind that one typically associates with the reckless housing market that gripped the U.S. around 2005 – 5% cash down and get 3% back; or, even wilder, put down nothing at all. So when these products — and others like them — started popping up in the normally…

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What Are The Pros & Cons Of Working With A Mortgage Broker?

Posted on July 26, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage

When shopping for a mortgage, many homebuyers enlist the services of a mortgage broker to find them the best terms and rates. After the real estate market crash in 2008, however, the business practices of brokers came under scrutiny, and the question of whether they act in customers’ best interests was raised. Working with an experienced, competent…

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Important! Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement

Posted on July 19, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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The Bank of Canada reduces bond purchases, expects economic slack to be absorbed in the second half of 2022 The Bank of Canada (BoC) kept the overnight rate at 0.25% but continued to taper the quantitative easing (QE) program. The Bank reduced the pace of asset purchases from at least $3 billion per week to…

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The New Focus for Many Canadians: Mortgage Debt?

Posted on July 10, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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If we thought credit card debt was always a difficult issue amongst Canadians, there is now an even bigger problem: mortgage debt. Claims suggest homebuyers have pushed new mortgages to unprecedented levels, according to a new report from Equifax Canada. “Much of the growth in consumer debt, which stands at $2.08 trillion, up 4.78% from Q1…

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Things To Consider Before Refinancing Your Mortgage

Posted on June 21, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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The interest rate is often a yo-yo game, so any kind of loan you take is going to be a gamble! That five-year mortgage you locked in at an interest rate of 3.19% seemed like a pretty good deal two years ago. But the fixed rate is now sitting at 1.99%, even less for a…

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An Update From the Bank of Canada

Posted on June 14, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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The Bank of Canada has announced that it will once again hold its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of 0.25% as expected, with no change to its April projection that the key rate is likely to begin rising in the second half of 2022. The Bank’s June rate announcement saw…

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Stricter Tests For Borrowers Happening Again!

Posted on June 7, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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Last week, it was announced again that both insured and uninsured mortgage borrowers will be subject to a stricter stress test when qualifying for their mortgage. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) confirmed that it will move ahead with its stress test changes first announced last month, which will apply to uninsured mortgages…

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Common Mistakes with Mortgages? Here Are A Few!

Posted on May 24, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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Since the pandemic lockdowns dragged interest rates to historic lows in 2020, Canadians have been diving into the real estate market with unprecedented motivation. During a time of extraordinary financial disruption, more than 551,000 properties sold last year — a new annual record, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Those sales provided a desperately…

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Back to Higher Mortgage Rates? What Canadians Should Expect in the Coming Months

Posted on May 10, 2021
By Eric MajdalaniMortgage
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The Bank of Canada took a step towards easing pandemic stimulus — the biggest yet by a major economy! Not only did it say it would reduce purchases of government debt (which was expected), it also brought forward its timeline for a possible rate hike. Previously, the Bank had forecast that slack in the economy…

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