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Posted September 26, 2024 Bank News

The Great Mortgage Reset

A FOUR PART SPECIAL EDITION… PART 2 of 4

Canada’s mortgage lending rules and policies are broken. They just don’t work. And the more our Federal government tries to help, the worse it gets. This is a 4 part series of what our government can do to make home ownership affordable.

IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS.

1. QUALIFYING IS TOUGHER THAN EVER BEFORE

Canadians can’t afford to buy or rent a home due to the high monthly cost. Home prices and rental rates have exploded! No surprise there.

Simple math.. Even a below average home, let’s use a $500,000 mortgage @ 4.69% will cost you $2,820/mth. Add in property taxes, home insurance and

Posted March 10, 20211 Comment Mortgage News

Is it cheaper to rent or buy?

So many pessimistic reporters here have been telling Canadians it’s better to rent than own. Well, those people have been really quiet over the past few years given that rents have really taken off and housing prices have skyrocketed, leaving those that had purchased in a great equity position.Those that listened to the media “experts” have nothing to show except for record high rents and landlords that want to evict them because market rents have gone up by about 30% over the past 5 yrs.

The State of Homebuying in Canada 2019 CMHC Mortgage Consumer Survey

Posted November 28, 20192 Comments Mortgage News

Significant decrease in first time home buyers in 2019

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released The State of Homebuying in Canada report on November 15, 2019, with a few key findings, including this headline.

The annual State of Homebuying in Canada report noted that 56% of all purchasers were first time buyers in 2018. This dropped to 47% in 2019.

The tightening of mortgage rules which has been taking place over the last 4 years is certainly having an effect. The never ending rule changes were intended to slow home sales and prices. But like most government interventions, its had the opposite effect.

Posted March 26, 2019 Interest rates

Why are We Being Poorly Advised Against Homeownership?

Something strange has been going on over the past decade. We’re often being told – and, in many cases, convinced – that it’s better to rent than to own.

I firmly believe everyone should own their home. In fact, I think we should own at least one investment property… and, in many cases, more than one, but I’ll get to that in a minute…

I can understand why many people, particularly Millennials, are believing it’s better to rent than own. After all, it’s easier to rent. Just look online for a condo or house for rent. Apply, sign the lease and you’re done. We’ll call this the Convenience factor.

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Posted November 28, 20183 Comments Mortgage News

The End of Rent Control? Bring it on!

Ontario’s controversial rent control is about to come to an end – and that’s a positive change!

When I was attending a speaking session with one of my favourite economists – Benjamin Tal – a few weeks back, he had a great quote: “There’s a Swedish economist who said, ‘Rent control is the best way to destroy a city, maybe besides bombing it.’”

Isn’t that the truth?!

In the GTA, rental units are scarce. And, says Tal, rent control would only further diminish the already depleted supply of available units.

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