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  • September 17, 2025
  • Posted by Roar Admin

September 17-2025 - Bank of Canada lowers policy rate to 2.5%

The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, with the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%. After remaining resilient to sharply higher

  • September 3, 2025
  • Posted by Roar Admin

CMHC - Monthly Housing Starts - July 2025

Canadian Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables - July 2025 At our mortgage brokerage, we make it a priority to follow the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) monthl

  • August 19, 2025
  • Posted by Roar Admin

With Inflation at 1.7%, What This Means for Canadians Considering a Home Purchase or Mortgage Refinance

Did You Know? Did you know that Canada's latest inflation figure has cooled to 1.7% according to Statistics Canada? For everyday Canadians, this is more than a headline. It can point to lower bor

  • August 7, 2025
  • Posted by Roar Admin

Is the Mortgage Stress Test on the Way Out?

Is the Mortgage Stress Test on the Way Out? How OSFI's New Loan-to-Income Rules Could Reshape Borrowing in 2025-26 Canadian borrowers have spent the past seven years living with the mortgage "s

  • July 31, 2025
  • Posted by Roar Admin

July 30 - 2025 - Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2.75%

The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 2.75%, with the Bank Rate at 3% and the deposit rate at 2.70%. While some elements of US trade policy have started to become m

  • June 28, 2015
  • Posted by Jennifer Coy, AMP

Smooth Move!

Smooth Move! Nine Tips to Survive the Buy/Sell So there’s a move in your future. Whether it's your 2nd time or your 10th time, it can be a stressful juggling act: selling one home, buying ano

  • June 16, 2015
  • Posted by Jennifer Coy, AMP

Face-Off! Broker -vs- Bank

      FACE-OFF: Broker -vs- Bank Now that hockey season is over, let’s talk about a different type of face-off: Broker versus Bank. The fact of the matter is, there’s

  • June 12, 2015
  • Posted by Jennifer Coy, AMP

Operation Clean Sweep!

Operation Clean Sweep! What if you knew that doing a Spring clean at home would uncover $5,000 in cash?! You would jump right in, wouldn't you?! Well, you may not uncover a financial windfall when

  • June 5, 2015
  • Posted by Jennifer Coy, AMP

Show Me The Money

Show Me The Money! Here's the trick! With all the changes in mortgage lending, it is challenging to keep it all straight! You've saved and saved for your home! Soon you’ll need to verify that

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