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Where are the most mortgage-free homeowners in Canada?

5/30/2024 | Posted in Home Owners by Jessi Sandhu

home-buyers---client-handshake-130.jpg - Real Estate News A recent study on Statistics Canada data shines light on trend ... More


There's a common theme among Canadians overwhelmed by debt

2/6/2024 | Posted in Financial Health by Jessi Sandhu

debt-payment-463.jpg - Real Estate News Further analysis of the latest Canadian insolvency stats reveal some revealing elements that typically connect those whose finances have got too much for them. ... More


Housing affordability has improved but there's no quick fix, says RBC

9/29/2023 | Posted in Canada Living by Jessi Sandhu

couple-with-real-estate-agent-316.jpg - Real Estate News Millions of Canadians want to achieve their dream of homeownership, but affordability remains out of reach for many, and changing that will be a slow journey according to RBC. ... More


Household debt levels set new record high in Q2

9/4/2023 | Posted in Financial Health by Jessi Sandhu

debt-payment-463.jpg - Real Estate News Higher living costs are pushing more and more Canadians into debt, according to a new report. ... More


Rising mortgage interest costs now biggest factor driving inflation - and they're not done yet

6/28/2023 | Posted in Canada Living by Jessi Sandhu

couple-managing-debt-449.jpg - Real Estate News Inflation cooled on a month-over-month basis in May, but one factor that has been unrelenting in driving the consumer price index higher is mortgage interest costs — and the ... More


Housing affordability in Canada just saw the biggest improvement in almost 4 years

6/3/2023 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

property-search-442.jpg - Real Estate News Stable interest rates and a continued cooling in home prices helped give housing affordability in Canada its biggest jump in almost four years in the first quarter of 2023, ... More


Canada braces for higher mortgage defaults

4/21/2020 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

laptop-research-453.jpg - Real Estate News Rising unemployment and high debt is expected to boost mortgage loan delinquencies in Canada, though experts say it won’t play out like the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis of ... More


Canadian Household Borrowing Jumps By 31%, StatCan Says

12/16/2019 | Posted in Financial Health by Jessi Sandhu

worried-businessman-346.jpg - Real Estate News Canadians' borrowing habits are back to where they were before policymakers cooled off the housing market. Lower interest rates are convincing some to borrow more. ... More


2020 TFSA limit announced

12/3/2019 | Posted in Canada Living by Jessi Sandhu

contract-real-estate-mortgage-102.jpg - Real Estate News Contribution room accumulates beginning in the year in which a person turns 18 ... More


Bank of Canada announces interest rate decision

10/30/2019 | Posted in Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu

bank-of-canada-84.jpg - Real Estate News The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced today that it would keep the overnight rate at 1.75%. ... More


Canadians' wealth reduced as real estate gains are erased

9/19/2019 | Posted in Canadian Economy and Housing Market by Jessi Sandhu

property-value-108.jpg - Real Estate News The average Canadian household was worth less in 2018 than in the previous year. ... More


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