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- Real Estate, Interest Rates, and Market Reality: Why It’s Time to Take a Deep BreathLately, whenever I talk to clients, friends, or family across Ontario, I hear the same thing: people are anxious. They’re worried about where interest rates are going, what their homes … Continue Reading Real Estate, Interest Rates, and Market Reality: Why It’s Time to Take a Deep Breath
Mortgage Broker News
- AI is making mortgage fraud nearly impossible to spot by eyeA MortgageFest Canada panel warns the fake ID on your desk may look entirely real
- Is AI eroding critical thinking in the workplace?‘Fluency without judgment simply helps an organization make mistakes faster’
- Why brokers need to move faster as renewals heat upOne bank exec admits nearly half its broker-sourced clients are new to the bank
- Markets bet on Bank of Canada hikes. One top economist isn't buying itWhy TD's deputy chief economist thinks bond traders are misreading the path for mortgage rates
- Brokers name Canada's best mortgage lenders as survey turns 20The 2026 medallists are in, and the way lenders compete for them has changed
Canadian Mortgage Trends
- Equifax overhauls broker credit report, moves to soft inquiryNew fraud, income and insolvency indicators aim to help brokers spot problems before lenders do, as the credit bureau warns that assessing borrower risk looks very different from just a few years ago.
- TD’s Burleton says case for Bank of Canada rate hike ‘not that compelling’TD's deputy chief economist told brokers markets may be overestimating how closely the Bank of Canada will follow the Fed, while the housing market has likely found its bottom, though recovery will take longer than hoped.
- Canada’s population growth hits lowest rate since World War ICanada’s population increased by 0.5% in the 12-month period that ended on July 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since World War I as the government maintains restrictions on immigration.
- Canadians open to alternative housing as builders face financing, cost pressuresA new Meridian Credit Union report finds growing interest in non-traditional housing options, even as labour shortages, construction costs and other barriers continue to constrain supply.
- Canada’s Big Six banks jointly explore digital deposits networkCanada’s six biggest banks launched a project to jointly explore digital money solutions, beginning with tokenized deposits, in what they say is a bid to bolster the country’s payments infrastructure.
