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• Mortgage Rule Changes

  Genworth is following CMHC's move; so as of Oct. 15/ 2008, there will no longer be 100% financing and 40 year amortizations available from Genworth either. CMHC and Genworth backed high ratio mortgages must have minimum 5% down and 35 year maximum. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 1:36 PM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Finances, Buyer Information

• Rising Interest Rates In 2009?

  CIBC Work Markets released a report this week forecasting 100 bps of Bank of Canada rate increases by the end of next year, which would essentially take back most of the rate cuts we have seen this year. This has implications for potential borrowers who Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:32 PM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Industry, Finances, oakville real estate market

• Will Interest Rates Be Rising In 2009?

  CIBC Work Markets released a report this week forecasting 100 bps of Bank of Canada rate increases by the end of next year, which would essentially take back most of the rate cuts we have seen this year. This has implications for potential borrowers who Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:32 PM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Announcements, Industry, Finances, oakville real estate market

• Stretched buyers fuel boom in housing?

  Engine behind the country's housing boom has been increasingly leveraged first-time buyers TAVIA GRANT Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Canada may not have the sizable subprime market of the U.S., but the engine behind the country's housing boom has Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:19 PM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, Industry, Finances, Buyer Information, current real estate market conditions, oakville real estate market

• Bank Of Canada Cuts Interest Rate

  The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate on Tuesday by a half-percentage point to 3 percent, as expected, and signaled that further easing was required but suggested it might pause before cutting again. First time buyer's, those re-mortgaging Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:27 AM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Announcements, Finances, Buyer Information, oakville real estate market

• Canadian households dodge U.S.- style credit woes

  Yet another viewpoint on the comparisons between the US and Canada with regards to the the relationship between real estate and the financial sector. Enjoy ... Canadians have so far dodged the severe credit woes gripping the U.S., where the collapse of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:44 PM by Bill Pinto | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Events, Finances, Buyer Information, current real estate market conditions