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October 2011 market commentary – Canadian Mortgages
October 15, 2011
A review of the Canadian Mortgage Market for the month of October 2011
Economic conditions and new laws supporting strong housing sector, CMHC says
August 30, 2011
By Mary Gazze, The Canadian Press Canada’s national housing agency says it expects the country’s real estate industry will remain healthy in the second half of the year, building on favourable economic conditions in the first six months of 2011 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Monday that there have been fewer claims under its [...]
Canadian variable mortgage rates are on the rise!
August 24, 2011
Canadian variable mortgage rates are on the rise!
Because sometimes you want the BEST service and advice… but you want it in your own language!
March 23, 2011
If you can identify with our headline, you’ve come to the right place! If you’ve come to Canada from a different country, you can probably do quite well with basic communication in English or French. Regardless of profession or comfort level with one or both our national languages, sometimes it’s just more comfortable for you to work with financial concepts in your mother tongue. We understand that!
New Canadian Mortgage Rule Changes – making it all make sense
January 24, 2011
There are some definate misunderstandings and misrepresentations floating around in the media: we have designed the below information to help you clarify the information for youself. As always we welcome your calls, please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Bank of Canada overnight rate: No change for now
January 18, 2011
With the new changes to the mortgage rules over the past few days, the Bank of Canada has decided to leave the overnight lending rate - and therefore mortgage rates - where they are for the time being. This will help balance the cooling effect that the new mortgage qualifying terms will bring about. More here from ATB's daily economic comment
Flaherty tightens mortgage rules
January 17, 2011
2011 brings about more mortgage rule changes - here's a Financial Post article reviewing what's on the horizon for us as of March 2011.
Calgary’s Housing Market Fairly Level: ATB economic comment
December 2, 2010
Housing has been a leading indicator of Alberta’s economy recently – in 2009 it was one of the first to rise from the ashes of the recession and this year it was one of the first to slow down after the initial recovery. And, if housing figures for Calgary in November are a sign, the economic situation could be looking fairly ‘middle of the road’ as we move into 2011.
Canada’s inflation rate jumps half-point to 2.4 per cent, highest in two years
November 29, 2010
Canada's annual inflation rate jumped to 2.4 per cent in October, its highest level in two years, as Canadians were hit with price hikes for most things from gasoline to cars, shelter and food. Article by By Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press
Trimor Home Finance
November 21, 2011