1.6 million self-employed renters are about to run out of money

3/24/2020 | Posted in Rental Market by Jessi Sandhu

The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak is highlighting the fragility of millions of Canadian households, which face a stark choice between paying their bills or putting food on the ... More

Tags: Rental Market, Self Employed

Self-employed increasingly turning to private lenders for mortgages

4/25/2019 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu

The self-employed are among the growing number of Canadians turning to private lenders in order to obtain a mortgage. ... More

Tags: Canada, Home Buyers, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgages & Real Estate, Private Lenders, Self Employed

New CMHC Guidelines in Effect for Self-Employed

10/4/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

CMHC’s new guidelines that make it easier for self-employed borrowers to qualify for a mortgage came into effect on Oct 1. ... More

Tags: CMHC, Home Buyers, Mortgage Consumers, Mortgages & Real Estate, Self Employed

CMHC makes announcement regarding self-employed borrowers

7/19/2018 | Posted in Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is making changes intended to make it easier for the self-employed to qualify for a mortgage ... More

Tags: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, CMHC, Home Buyers, Self Employed

Borrowing is tougher for self-employed

7/24/2015 | Posted in Home Owners by Jessi Sandhu

Homebuyers looking for a mortgage are finding conditions are getting tougher if they are self-employed, at a time when there is an increasing number of self-employed Canadians. ... More

Tags: Home Buyers, Mortgage Consumers, Self Employed