18 Nov

Housing Is No Longer A Canadian Growth Leader by Dr. Sherry Cooper

General

Posted by: Vladimir Britch

Various levels of Canadian government and regulatory authorities have repeatedly introduced measures to slow housing since 2008 in response to concerns about the record level of household debt. To be sure, there is a swath of Canadian households that are over-extended, and they get the lions share of the attention. Just this week, Evan Siddall, […]

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30 Sep

Booming Growth In Canada Takes A Breather by Dr. Sherry Cooper

General

Posted by: Vladimir Britch

Canada’s second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.5 per cent triggered two back-to-back rate hikes by the Bank of Canada. But today, Statistics Canada released data showing a slowdown in the monthly industry data for July. Canadian GDP held steady in July ending an eight-month streak of cosmic expansion. This slowing is consistent with […]

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15 Sep

Canadian Housing Activity Still Well Below the Peak by Dr. Sherry Cooper

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Posted by: Vladimir Britch

This morning’s release of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data for August posted a modest uptick in sales last month, ending a string of four consecutive monthly declines. However, activity remained 13.8% below the record set in March, prior to the April announcement of a 15% foreign buyers’ tax and a sixteen-point program to […]

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6 Sep

BANK OF CANADA TAKES ACTION by Dr. Sherry Cooper

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Posted by: Vladimir Britch

The Bank of Canada raised the target overnight rate another 25 basis points to 1.0% making it two hikes in a row following seven years of increasing monetary stimulus. The outsized 4.5% growth in GDP in the second quarter precipitated this action, despite two offsetting factors: the recent surge in the Canadian dollar, up more […]

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15 Aug

Housing Market Weakens Further in July, But Drag From GTA Dissipates by Dr. Sherry Cooper

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Posted by: Vladimir Britch

This morning’s release of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) data for July confirmed that key housing markets in Canada continued to slow, led by the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) region surrounding Toronto. This region’s marked slowdown began in late April with the announcement of a 15% foreign tax credit and a sixteen-point program to […]

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4 Aug

Canadian Unemployment Rate in July Falls to 6.3 percent–Lowest in Nearly Eight Years by Dr. Sherry Cooper

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Posted by: Vladimir Britch

Canada’s red-hot jobs market took a breather in July, posting employment gains of 10,900, up just 0.1 percent following much stronger job gains since late last year. As the labour force participation rate edged downward, the jobless rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 6.3 percent, its best reading in almost nine years. Canada’s economy remains […]

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12 Jul

Bank of Canada Turns the Tide by Dr. Sherry Cooper

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Posted by: Vladimir Britch

For the first time in seven years, the Bank of Canada announced today that it was hiking its key overnight rate by a quarter percentage point (25 basis points) bringing it to 0.75 percent as the economy has staged a broadly based economic expansion this year. In a break from tradition, the Bank has taken […]

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6 Jul

But I’m Only a Co-signor! By: Sean Binkley

Mortgage Tips

Posted by: Vladimir Britch

You have a family member that doesn’t qualify for a mortgage on their own and needs a co-signor. Since you’re a nice person, and of course would like to see your son/daughter/parent/sibling in a better position, you agree to co-sign for the mortgage. If I had a dollar for anytime I’ve heard the phrase “but […]

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