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Rents decline for third straight month, but remain 10% higher than last year
Steve Huebl Real Estate March 14, 2023 Average rents in Canada may have declined for the third consecutive month, but they still remain...

CIMBC Team
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The latest in mortgage news: uninsured posted rates at decade-highs
Steve Huebl Bank of Canada March 10, 2023 Uninsured posted rates from Canada’s Big 6 banks have skyrocketed over the past year, according...

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Bank of Canada delivers long-awaited rate pause. Will it last?
Steve Huebl Bank of Canada March 8, 2023 For Canada’s variable-rate mortgage holders, no news was good news today. As expected, the Bank...

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The housing bottom is in sight as sales pick up in February: RBC
Steve Huebl Real Estate March 7, 2023 Home sales are picking up in the major metro areas across the country, signalling that the housing...

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State of the mortgage market: Canadians anxious about finances, but still see housing as investment
Steve Huebl Mortgage Industry News March 7, 2023 Canadian homeowners may be feeling more anxious about their finances these days, but an...

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Fixed mortgage rates back on the rise
Steve Huebl Interest Rates February 27, 2023 Fixed mortgage rates in Canada surged last week thanks to a fresh run-up in bond yields....

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Home prices to decline another 5-7% this year, but remain above pre-pandemic levels due to demand
Steve Huebl Real Estate February 25, 2023 Canadian home prices could fall another 5% to 7% in 2023, according to the latest forecast from...

CIMBC Team
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‘Business for self’ clients are on the rise. How do you secure a mortgage for one?
Brennan Doherty Business Development February 22, 2023 Millions of Canadians now work for themselves, in everything from construction...

CIMBC Team
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Canadian home sales January totals at lowest since 2009: CREA
Brennan Doherty Real Estate February 16, 2023 Canadian home sales figures in January dropped to their lowest level since 2009, a year...

CIMBC Team
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The big question on mortgage borrowers’ minds: fixed or variable?
Steve Hueb Interest Rates February 13, 2023 With variable mortgage rates potentially at a peak and fixed rates having recently retreated,...

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Three ways mortgage brokers can reassure concerned borrowers
Brennan Doherty Mortgage Strategies February 10, 2023 Many mortgage brokers are fielding calls from clients concerned about rising...

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Investors made up 20-30% of home purchases during the pandemic
Steve Huebl Mortgage Industry News February 6, 2023 Investors made up between one-fifth and one-third of home purchases in 2020,...

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Home sales down, but new listings are surging across Canada
Steve Huebl Real Estate February 3, 2023 Higher borrowing costs are continuing to weigh on housing demand in many of the country’s...

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Up to 80% of variable-rate borrowers have hit their trigger rate: National Bank
Steve Huebl Interest Rates February 2, 2023 Nearly 8 in 10 fixed-payment variable-rate borrowers have hit their trigger rate, according...

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Toronto’s Vacant Home Tax takes effect
Steve Huebl Government and Regulation February 1, 2023 Homeowners with vacant properties in Toronto take heed: the city’s new Vacant Home...

CIMBC Team
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Reverse mortgages are booming amid Canada’s turbulent rate environment
Brennan Doherty Mortgage Industry News January 30, 2023 High rates haven’t stopped Canadians from tapping their home equity by way of...

CIMBC Team
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High rent, mortgage rates keeping upward pressure on inflation
Steve Huebl Interest Rates January 17, 2023 Canada’s inflation rate continued to ease in December, despite upward pressure from rising...

CIMBC Team
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2023 housing and interest rate forecasts
Steve Huebl Real Estate December 29, 2022 Rising interest rates in 2022 drove home sales and prices lower, though price declines have so...

CIMBC Team
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“Sticky” core inflation raises the odds of a January rate hike: economists
Steve Huebl Bank of Canada December 21, 2022 Canada’s headline inflation reading continued to fall in November, but core inflation rose,...

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The latest in mortgage news: Government unveils details of its foreign buyer ban
Steve Huebl Mortgage Industry News December 23, 2022 The government unveiled details of its foreign buyer ban on residential properties...

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