Spring is one of the busiest seasons for retail activity as the good weather gives people lots of time for decluttering, showing the...

Housing Market Another Victim of the Virus Data released this morning from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) showed national...

On the heels of a devastating decline in the Canadian economy, the Bank of Canada is taking unprecedented actions. With record job...

With Canada’s major Mortgage Finance Companies (MFC’s) and all six big banks offering mortgage deferrals of up to 6 months, as well as...

With the Bank of Canada dropping its overnight rate by a full percentage point this month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it would...

10 Spring Cleaning Tips Create a Playlist Everything – including Spring cleaning – is more fun with a great playlist! Not only is music...

Fed Cuts Overnight Rate One Percentage Point But Markets Plummet In an unprecedented Sunday afternoon meeting, the US Federal Reserve cut...

How much can you afford more precisely? The shortest answer to that question is: it depends on a number of factors. The most important...

The Fed Brings Out The Big Guns In a remarkable show of force, the US Federal Reserve jumped the gun on its regularly scheduled meeting...

In a more dovish statement, the Bank of Canada maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1.75% for the tenth consecutive time....

The new qualifying rate will be the mortgage contract rate or a newly created benchmark very close to it plus 200 basis points, in either...

January follows December in erasing the weak November job numbers providing good news for the Canadian economy. Manufacturing led the way...

Market interest rates have fallen sharply since the Coronavirus-led investor flight to the safety of government bonds. The 5-year...

In a more dovish statement, the Bank of Canada maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1.75% for the tenth consecutive time....

Buying a home can feel like a journey. Whether it’s your first place or 10th, there are so many steps to go through and things you need...

Canada’s economy created 35,200 net new jobs in December, bringing the total number of jobs added to 320,300 in 2019, the second-most...

Any prospective homebuyer knows this situation well. You’re set up for a viewing but when you get there the condition is less than ideal....

Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest challenges facing people wanting to buy their first home. To fulfill the conditions of...

If you’ve ever been around a Gen-Xer and Millennial together, you’ve probably heard this debate before: Who had it easier trying to get...

One month does not a trend make. Statistics Canada announced this morning that the country lost 1,800 jobs in October following two...