Drop in home building signals Canadian market stabilizing- As a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

TORONTO — New homebuilding in Canada slowed slightly in November, coming in below economists’ expectations and suggesting some stabilization for the country’s robust housing market, data released on Monday showed. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts was 192,235 units last month from a downwardly revised 198,161 in October, the Canada Mortgage and Housing […]

The #1 Rate Indicator Right Now – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Abnormally low inflation is keeping Stephen Poloz awake at night. The Bank of Canada (BoC) admitted as muchon Wednesday. Analysts took the BoC’s headline comment (“downside risks to inflation appear to be greater”) as a sign that rate hikes will be a 2015 story. But, for now, there is one key indicator that trumps Canadian CPI inflation, and […]

Consumer confidence nears year high as Canadians put faith in rising house prices- Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

The share of respondents who think real-estate prices will increase over the next six months rose to 40.3 from 40.0 the previous week, reaching the highest level since March 2012 Canada’s economic mood rebounded last week as consumers head into the holiday season buoyed by rising house prices, according to the Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence […]

Five things to do if you are over-extended on your mortgage – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Mortgage default may be rare in this country, but nearly 9% of indebted households need 40% or more of their gross income to pay their debt service charges, says the Bank of Canada Financial System Review. If you can see problems coming, then you can take action to avoid foreclosure, which happens when lenders run […]

Rebound continues in Canada’s housing market- Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

TARA PERKINS – REAL ESTATE REPORTER Home sales continued to be strong in a number of major cities in November, with preliminary local data indicating that the country’s housing market is still rebounding. The number of homes that changed hands by way of the MLS system in greater Toronto last month came in 13.9 per cent […]

6 Things Really Thoughtful Leaders are truly respected. – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

6 Things Really Thoughtful Leaders are truly respected. Here are six traits that make them so admired. The last month of the year is a great time for introspection, enhancing relationships and setting a course for the year ahead. This is the time when it’s easy to notice those people who are thoughtful.  They are […]

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