Market Minute by KUTYN Is The Sap Rising? Spring can often trigger real estate market activity, weather we like it or not. The statistics for the Comox Valley and… read more →
David Rosenberg: Don’t let ‘blockbuster’ job numbers fool you, Canada is one rung away from recession Only a fiscal stimulus boost from Ottawa can reverse the Canadian dollar’s course any… read more →
Why central banks — including Canada’s — are finding it so hard to get interest rates back to ‘normal’ territory Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz acknowledges he’s getting heat… read more →
Canadian bank shares could see a ‘significant price correction’ in 2019, analyst warns Jeff Lagerquist Yahoo Finance Canada March 12, 2019 Shares of Canada’s Big Six banks could be heading… read more →
Canadian Interest Rates: What Would It Take For Them To Drop In 2019? It all depends on how stable the global economy is this year. Josh Sherman Livabl 01/08/2019 Like… read more →
Canada’s Housing Market Is Breaking Some Alarming Records Right Now Daniel Tencer,HuffPost Canada Sun, Mar 10 It’s quiet out there. Maybe too quiet. Canada’s residential real estate market has slowed… read more →
Are current mortgage rules too strict? No Evan Siddall Opinion Tues., March 5, 2019 The mortgage stress test is like Buckley’s cough syrup: “It tastes awful. And it works.” Some… read more →
Deep freeze in housing market suggests mortgage rules have overshot their mark Haider-Moranis Bulletin: A decline in sales in January 2018 was expected, the decline this January was disturbing Murtaza… read more →
No right answer to rent-or-buy debate. But there’s no question who ends up ahead The Haider-Moranis Bulletin: The answer depends on individual circumstances, taste preferences and housing market conditions. But… read more →
Fast-growing HELOCs pose potential systemic vulnerability, DBRS warns Lenders increasingly promote products that combine HELOCs with traditional mortgages James Langton February 22, 2019 Policymakers have long been concerned about Canada’s… read more →