May 25, 2010 Are You Ready for the HST?

Apr 22, 2010 Variable Rate Mortgages V.S. Fixed Rate Mortgages? As fixed rates continue to rise and we anticipate an increase in Prime rates the Variable option continues to stand out as a wise money managing choice when choosing a mortgage.

Feb 16, 2010 New Mortgage Rules Announced

Jan 18, 2010 Inflation 101 By Puru Saxena

Jan 11, 2010 BoC sees no housing bubble yet Paul Vieira, Financial Post

Dec 10, 2009 Interest rates may rise despite BoC deadline Scotia economist warns of bond, mortgage hikes Jonathan Chevreau, Financial Post

Oct 1, 2009 No guarantee rates will stay low, Carney warns Paul Vieira, Financial Post

Aug 13, 2009 10 Do's and Don't's for Getting a Mortgage Here's the good news: More people than ever can buy a home.

Jul 9, 2009 Worst may be over for the housing market New home construction rose for a second straight month in June, in what analysts say is another sign that the worst may be over for the Canadian housing market.

Jul 7, 2009 Senate Blocks Bill To Audit The Fed As Government Prepares For Second Round Of Looting A Senate amendment based on Congressman Ron Paul’s successful House bill to audit the Federal Reserve was blocked by the Senate yesterday evening on procedural grounds, as Jim DeMint slammed the Fed for refusing to disclose where trillions in bailout fund

Apr 22, 2009 What the rate cut means for mortgages The latest rate cut means consumers buying a house can borrow for as little as 3% interest on their loan if they are willing to buy into the Bank of Canada's statement Tuesday that it won't be changing rates until June, 2010.

Feb 13, 2009 Home-Market 'Correction Is In Full Swing': Construction, Sales, Prices Down There are more signs Canada's housing market is facing a significant slowdown after a double-digit percentage drop in home construction starts last month and a forecast that sales and prices will slide this year.

Feb 13, 2009 Canadian Consumers and Businesses Are Going Bust At An Alarming Rate Canadian consumers and businesses are going bust at an alarming rate as the sputtering domestic economy continues to show signs of further trouble ahead.

Feb 13, 2009 Housing Sales This Year Are Expected To Drop Back To 2000 Levels Housing sales this year are expected to drop back to 2000 levels, according to a new report from the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Feb 10, 2009 CREA Forecasts Home Sales To Drop To 360,900 It is a sign of the times, but the few people interested in buying a home these days are refusing to do so unless they get some type of ironclad agreement that they can sell their existing home.

Nov 22, 2008 Your home: hot or not?

Nov 6, 2008 Smart Homeowners Save On Interest & Accelerate Debt Repayment During this time of economic uncertainty, now more than ever we need to monitor our spending habits to ensure a prosperous financial future for ourselves and loved ones. Consolidating debt and managing expenses should be at the top of your list

Aug 14, 2008 Mortgage Works - Which One? Variable Rate Mortgage or Fixed Rate Mortgage? Before we answer that question, it’s important to understand the difference between a fixed rate mortgage and a variable rate mortgage...

Jul 30, 2008 Why 40-Year Mortgages Aren’t 40 Years Long Much has been written recently about extended amortization mortgage products and whether they could lead to real estate market problems like those experienced in the United States. Those concerns are misplaced, and I will tell you why.

Feb 5, 2008 Are home prices peaking? Even banks are admitting that after a decade of unthrottled expansion, Canada’s real estate boom may finally be losing steam.

Jan 16, 2008 Signs Point To Credit Crunch Relief A stream of subprime garbage may be pouring out of the financial sector, the stock market may be cratering and the U.S. consumer may be about to cave, but amid the gloom there is one bright spot: The credit crunch is rapidly easing.

Nov 27, 2007 Mortgage Insurance vs Mortgage Life Insurance

Oct 19, 2007 Realtors battle hike in land transfer tax Board mounts powerful lobby against new fee, but critics say commissions are the real issue

Apr 12, 2007 Affordable Homeownership Project Officially Opens in Toronto Canada's New Government, the Government of Ontario and The Daniels Corporation held a ceremony today...

Apr 11, 2007 Housing Starts Lower in First Quarter The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts was 210,900 units in March, up from 196,000 units in February...

Feb 13, 2007 Globe Says Royal A Mortgage-Insurer Hero To War Widows Finance Minister Jim Flaherty asked banks Monday to stop denying mortgage insurance payouts to widows of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan...

Feb 12, 2007 NP/CP Say Manulife Does A War Dance With Widows The National Post reports in its Monday edition that mortgage insurance has not come to the rescue of widows of Canadian soldiers killed...

Feb 12, 2007 NP/CP Say Manulife Does A War Dance With Widows The National Post reports in its Monday edition that mortgage insurance has not come to the rescue of widows of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan as was expected...

Jan 13, 2007 Year Of Opportunity Awaits Homebuyers If I had to choose one word to describe the housing market in 2007, it would be opportunity...

Jan 5, 2007 Getting Personal Canada: Easy May Not Be The Best Picture the scene: you are a proud new home buyer about to sign mortgage documents at the bank. And the bank official asks...