Mortgage Rules

• Habitat for Humanity Edmonton reaches agreement with partner families over mortgage dispute

  The chair of the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity Edmonton said an agreement was reached in which families will have access to the original interest-free mortgage.

  Jul 28, 2020
  
• Edmonton city council to urge 5 federal leaders to reconsider mortgage stress test

  On the eve of the federal campaign launch, Edmonton city council wants to ask federal leaders that, "if elected would they commit to a review of... residential mortgage underwriting practices."

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2019
  
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• Home reno? Debt consolidation? Tapping your home equity is getting harder

  New data from TransUnion finds that Canadians are increasingly turning to unsecured lines of credit — a more expensive way to borrow.

  Money

  May 22, 2019
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• Housing sales in Winnipeg down 5 per cent from 2017

  Housing sales were down 5 per cent from 2017 in Winnipeg, and down 6 per cent from record-setting year 2016. However, home prices increased 2 per cent, with an average home selling for $321,945.

  Consumer

  Jan 10, 2019
• Mortgage rules starting to hurt housing affordability: BC Real Estate Association

  The new, more stringent mortgage rules are slowing home sales in B.C.

  Economy

  Jun 15, 2018
• BUSINESS REPORT: If you think that these Canadian cities are unaffordable now, just wait

  An economist with one of Canada's big five banks says new mortgage rules won't be enough to cool the country's hottest markets.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2017
• BUSINESS REPORT: Housing affordability to get worse, not better

  Tighter mortgage rules and rising interest rates mean a gloomy outlook for would-be homebuyers.

  Economy

  Nov 2, 2017
• The Liberals tried to clamp down on Canadians’ debt. So far, it isn’t working.

  And it didn't really work the last time, either.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2017
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• Real estate trends 2017: Will Toronto prices catch up to Vancouver’s?

  A new real estate forecast for Canada in 2017 is all over the map: Vancouver will slump, Toronto will soar, and Alberta should see some recovery after a rocky few years.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017
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• Canadians skirting new mortgage rules with risky bundled loans

  Canada's subprime mortgage providers are increasingly teaming up with unregulated rivals to help buyers sidestep new federal mortgage rules.

  Money

  Jan 11, 2017