Canada may need tougher rules to slow overvalued housing market, IMF warns

Canada may need tougher rules to slow gains in the housing market, the International Monetary Fund said. Millennials lured by lengthy stretch of low rates spur Canada’s condo boom at their peril Experts warn of danger ahead when these young people, who have no experience in interest rate shocks, face a spike in mortgage payments. […]

Should Mortgage Financing be Privatized? – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Should Mortgage Financing be Privatized?   You can bet that question just got the attention of anyVancouvermortgage broker who happens to be checking out this site.   Nonetheless, it’s a debate that’s being kicked around out there and maybe one you might want to have a closer look at. You’re probably asking why anyone would […]

Is Canada in a bubble? Housing experts face off

Welcome to the Great Debate. Each month, Globe Investor will invite two experts to debate one of the big questions facing the business and investing world. This month, we look at whether Canada is experiencing a housing bubble. Today, our debaters present their opening arguments defending and opposing the motion: Canada is experiencing a housing bubble. […]