CMHC may provide 10% of your house purchase price This year’s federal budget includes a tempting plan for potential first-time home buyers. It’s a plan which could make Canada's housing agency provide up to 10% of the purchase price of a home and reduce the...

It’s time to review mortgage stress test as home sales are dropping sharply Calls for a B-20 review are getting stronger every day. As you know, a week ago the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) suggested for the second time Ottawa should reconsider the mortgage...

It’s time to review mortgage stress test as home sales are dropping sharply Calls for a B-20 review are getting stronger every day. As you know, a week ago the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) suggested for the second time Ottawa should reconsider the mortgage...

What can higher rental demand lead to? As cities become more and more expensive, young families start renting longer, and this may provide landlords with stable tenants for many years. However, landlords need more flexibility in order to guarantee that. According...

Household debts grow faster than income in Canada According to Statistics Canada, households’ debts outpaced income growth in the fourth quarter. Seasonally adjusted household credit market debt as a share of disposable income rose to 178.5% in Q4, marking a 0.2% hike from the third quarter. In...