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As rate cuts begin, many with renewing mortgages ponder variable vs. three-year fixed rates
Homes on Bessborough Drive in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood, are photographed on May 11, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
opinion
A guide to what lower rates will mean for mortgages, housing and returns on all those safe parking spots for cash
Rob Carrick
cost of living
Mortgage stress tests cause more harm than good. Here’s how to fix them
The Real estate agent mortgage Home Model. The real estate agent explains the business contract, rent, purchase, mortgage, loan, or home insurance buyer concept.
opinion
Empty your TFSA to pay off a mortgage?
Rob Carrick
cost of living
Forget rate relief: Most Canadians with mortgages are about to see their interest payments soar
Houses are seen on a hillside in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says September's homes sales dropped by 46 per cent since last year and 10 per cent from August as the number of buyers in the market fell. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
report on business
New condo sales in the Toronto area hit 15-year low
Condo construction is shown in Ajax, Ont., on November 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
opinion
The Bloc’s fake freakout over halal mortgages is ridiculous
Campbell Clark
report on business
Every housing measure announced in the federal budget, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week: 53 Dunn St., Oakville, Ont.
international business
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbs above 7% to highest level since late November
FILE - A sign announcing a home for sale is shown on Feb. 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
personal finance
How to push for the lowest mortgage rates in a high interest rate world
istock mortgage
done deal
With supply low, North York condo gets six offers
Done Deal, 233 Beecroft Rd., No. 1911, Toronto
cost of living
A government mortgage policy that makes sense – with one glaring question
Homes under construction are seen in a suburb, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 in Ottawa. The parliamentary budget officer says Canada would need to build 1.3 million additional homes by 2030 to eliminate the gap between housing demand and available supply. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
Canada’s banking regulator announces cap on banks’ mortgages to highly indebted borrowers
Canada's banking regulator says it will be putting limits on how much leverage banks allow in their uninsured mortgage portfolios. Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
report on business
Liberal plan to build 3.87 million homes by 2031 includes new pledge to stem real estate fraud
New homes are built in a housing construction development in the west end of Ottawa on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Canadian Real Estate Association is lowering its forecast for home sales and prices this year due to weakness in Ontario and B.C.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Ottawa’s easing of mortgage lending rules is the last thing the housing market needs
Derek Holt
personal finance
Entry to Canadian housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners, poll suggests
Greater Toronto home sales soared 37 per cent last month compared with the same month a year ago as lower borrowing costs associated with fixed-rate mortgages lured some buyers back to the market. A real estate sold sign is shown in a Toronto west end neighbourhood May 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
financial facelift
Should Marsha, 37, pay off her mortgage or save for retirement?
Facelift (Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Your current mortgage lender doesn’t have to stress test you at renewal. A new one shouldn’t either
James Laird and Penelope Graham
done deal
Assumed mortgage at ultra-low rate greases condo sale
Done Deal, 155 Legion Rd., No. 2503, Toronto
international business
UBS sells US$8-billion of Credit Suisse assets to Apollo Global Management
FILE PHOTO: Logos of Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS are seen before a news conference in Zurich Switzerland, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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