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Regulator warns higher interest rates and weaker commercial real estate are increasing risks at banks
In April, OSFI released its annual risk outlook for 2023-2024, outlining nine key risks that it would watch for in the year ahead. The potential for a housing market downturn and commercial real estate risks topped the list.
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Investors are shying away from buying second homes as interest rates bite
A concept of money going out or into a home.
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‘I don’t understand how Canadians make it,’ says American tax accountant living in Scarborough
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‘We’re barely making it’: Eight Canadian stories reveal the pain of soaring mortgage costs
Colin Tran is putting off moving out of his parents' home while rental and mortgage costs in Edmonton are high. Instead he's saving using the new First Home Savings Account. Jason Franson/The Globe and Mail. Sept 30, 2023
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How mortgage shoppers can weave their way through the credit-score maze
Robert McLister
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Young Canadian households are abandoning the housing market, data suggest
An economist says the housing market would not see a flare-up similar to the spring despite the Bank of Canada pausing on interest rates on Wednesday. A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood Saturday, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
opinion
Your finances and investments are getting pounded right now - here’s how to stand your ground
Rob Carrick
cost of living
Current rates will tempt some mortgage pros to recommend variable options, one broker warns
A row of new homes is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Canadian Real Estate Association says July's home sales were little changed from June but saw the largest year-over-year increase in more than two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Feds unlock another $20-billion for low-cost rental construction financing, Freeland says
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Car loans are a lurking problem
David Parkinson
cost of living
Does this tax-deductible mortgage strategy still make sense?
Robert McLister
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United Auto Workers strike, The Weather Network’s cyberattack and Trudeau’s cost-of-living measures: Must-read business and investing stories
United Auto Workers hold signs while on strike Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth /The Blade via AP)
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How Canadians are dealing with higher mortgage payments as renewal options dwindle
If you’re buying a house or renewing a mortgage, the Canadian Mortgage Trends blog suggests you grab a 45- to 120-day rate hold.
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Canada’s housing bubble: ‘Sliding down the slippery slope of hope’
Phillip Colmar
cost of living
Mortgage renewing soon? Here are four strategies to reduce the financial pain
The downtown Vancouver skyline is seen in the distance beyond houses in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ottawa’s vacancy rates at all-time-high and more of this week’s top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 3200 Clam Bay Rd., Pender Island, B.C.
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Why 7 per cent mortgage rates would be unsustainable
Robert McLister
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Volatile real estate market makes divorce even more painful
Unhappy frustrated couple sitting on couch with cardboard boxes, eviction, family having problem with dwelling, money or mortgage, worried woman and man lost home, bankruptcy or debt concept
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Is this the most unaffordable time ever to buy a house?
A home for sale on Fallingbrook Road in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood is photographed on Aug 29, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Buying insurance you don’t need can save money on your mortgage
Robert McLister
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