China’s shadow banking system could bring down the world’s hottest property markets – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Chinese investors are major players in the international real estate markets. The country’s outbound property investment totaled US$2.1 billion in Q1 2014, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. And now there are concerns about the quality of the loans that have fed into international property markets. “Will China’s capital flight fuel property bubbles overseas or cause […]

Less Broker in Your Broker

“There are lenders that are taking the brokering out of brokering” — IMBAPresident Albert Collu, via CMP That line is symbolic of what’s happening in our business. The face of mortgage brokering is changing. Lender policies meant to drive efficiencies are impairing brokers from doing their jobs. This is no more evident than with volume minimums. More […]

Canada gets high score on quality of life index: study

By Derek Abma and Peter O’Neil Australia is seen as having the best quality of life among industrialized countries, one ranking ahead of second-place Canada, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. However, it appears the clincher for Australia could be its high voter-turnout rates, which policy-makers in that country […]