CdnMortgageNews
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Congratulations to CAAMP's 2009 Mortgage Hall of Fame inductees: John Donald, Gerald Soloway, and John Webster.
38 minutes ago
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"The prudent thing, for anyone getting a mortgage today, would be to budget for a (rate) increase of about 3% upon renewal." - Peter Kinch
about 16 hours ago
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CAAMP has 12,000 members. 3,600 have their AMP designation. 17% of Canadians have heard of the AMP--a big branding success in 5 short years.
11:00 AM Nov 23rd
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19% of consumers vs 60% of mort. brokers say it's a "very good time to buy real estate." There is too much "overoptimism" in our industry.
10:59 AM Nov 23rd
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“Our least favourite measure [of home prices] is an affordability measure that compares payments to income." - Scotia
12:17 AM Nov 22nd
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"We're seeing about 70 to 80% of our applications going for 5-year fixed-rate mortgages." - ING's Martin Beaudry.
10:14 PM Nov 19th
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14% of U.S. homeowners are in arrears on their mortgage, a new high.
10:04 PM Nov 19th
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Inflation rose for the first time in 5 months. Economists say it shouldn't concern the Bank of Canada, however.
11:34 PM Nov 18th
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"...interest rates tend to move higher a lot faster than they move lower." - BMO economist, Doug Porter.
11:28 PM Nov 18th
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Mortgage interest costs comprise 5.6% of the CPI. These costs are based on a 25-year weighted average of home prices.
11:21 PM Nov 18th
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Another strong Canada Mortgage Bond issuance:
11:07 PM Nov 18th
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ATB Financial's mortgage volume leaped 12.7% this year, due largely to its ultra-low 5yr mortgage promo in June.
5:10 PM Nov 18th
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In the 2nd quarter, "nearly half of Canadian mortgage originations were insured (i.e. with < 20% down payments)."
1:50 AM Nov 18th
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"This (real estate) market is rich no matter how you slice it." - Scotia Capital
1:47 AM Nov 18th
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Katherine Gregory, CEO of mortgage servicer Paradigm Quest, is Profit magazine's top women entrepreneur to watch.
9:44 AM Nov 17th
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Scotia sees a real estate bubble and a "relative demand vacuum" when rates rise. BMO sees no bubble. HSBC isn't sure.
6:46 PM Nov 16th
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Certain uncompetitive lenders are asking for minimum volumes from brokers, but who would sacrifice a client's needs for a lender's benefit??
9:55 PM Nov 15th
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In March, Sun Life reps will start offering National Bank All-in-One and conventional mortgages on a "referral basis."
9:51 AM Nov 12th
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Broker, Bob Quinlan, says banks want to persuade clients into fixed rates. He says go variable instead for 9-12 months.
12:07 AM Nov 12th
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Fraudsters are now actively targeting people in or near foreclosure:
11:48 PM Nov 11th
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- Name Robert McLister
- Location Canada
- Web http://www.Canadi...
- Bio Real-time observations on the Canadian mortgage market.
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