Aug 10, 2012, Housing Starts Spike Housing starts in Calgary have been on the rise since the start of 2012 and continued in July. Last month, 734 units broke ground in Calgary, up 40 per cent on the 526 starts in July 2011, reports the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. “Calgary has seen increased demand for housing due to our … Read More
Aug 1, 2012, Financial advisors unconvinced new mortgage rules are better Finance Minister Jim Flaherty recently introduced changes to the mortgage rules, ostensibly as a means of reining in runaway consumer debt. But just how effective do financial advisors feel the changes will be at achieving this goal? And how will the new rules affect those who often need large-size … Read More
Jul 17, 2012, Canada’s Key Interest Rate Stays Put – Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent For immediate release 17 July 2012 Contact: Jeremy Harrison 613 782-8782 Ottawa, Ontario – The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly … Read More
Jun 21, 2012, Harper Government Takes Further Action to Strengthen Canada Read more: Department of Finance Canada
May 9, 2012, Mortgage arrears rate highest in Alberta CALGARY — The mortgage arrears rate in Alberta is by far the highest in the country, according to the CIBC Household Credit Analysis report released Wednesday. In January, the rate in Canada was 0.4 per cent while in Alberta it was 0.7 per cent. “This reflects the fact that, on average, … Read More
Apr 13, 2012, How To Use Your Line of Credit the Right Way How to use your line of credit the right way Jason Heath Apr 13, 2012 When used responsibly, home equity lines of credit can help facilitate investments, improve tax-efficiency and provide liquidity. But when credit lines are used for household appliances, vacations, new cars and dinners on … Read More
Apr 4, 2012, Flaherty calls on banks to ‘fix’ mortgage market Flaherty calls on banks to ‘fix’ mortgage market Canada’s finance minister said on Wednesday he would rather not tighten mortgage rules again to curb high household debt and that banks themselves are taking on that job by becoming more strict with their lending criteria. Jim Flaherty said he has … Read More
Mar 29, 2012, Ottawa to toughen CMHC oversight Ottawa to toughen CMHC oversight Garry Marr Mar 29, 2012 – 4:27 PM ET | Last Updated: Mar 29, 2012 9:17 PM ET After earlier voicing concern over the activities of the country’s dominant mortgage insurer the federal government is toughening its oversight of the massive and economically vital organization. The federal … Read More
Mar 24, 2012, The 10-year versus 5-year mortgage: Which is better? The 10-year versus 5-year mortgage: Which is better? Garry Marr Mar 24, 2012 – 9:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Mar 25, 2012 12:20 PM ET Mortgage debates used to centre around whether to go fixed or variable but the discussion these days is not whether to lock in … Read More
Mar 12, 2012, Rates are Low But Warnings To Stay Within Your Means Mortgage wars on With low, low rates, do banks have our best interests at heart? By John Greenwood, Financial Post March 10, 2012 After a string of warnings from policymakers about the perilous state of household debt in this country, it hardly seemed like a good idea. … Read More