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| March 1, 2012 Real Estate: Be ready for "what if's" at home |
| Keeping up with mortgage payments is an important part of home ownership, in addition to property taxes, insurance and maintenance. But what happens if your roof suddenly needs replacing, the foundation ... |
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| January 30, 2012 Good News for Brokers |
| A new survey commissioned by TMG is giving brokers a shot in the arm, suggesting almost a third of today's renters are planning to become homeowners in the next two years - most with the help of a ... |
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| January 5, 2012 TMG promotes from within |
| TMG The Mortgage Group is moving three of its regional leaders up the corporate ladder, billing the move as in keeping with its philosophy of promoting from within. Effective Jan.1, 2012, Bud Jorgenson ... |
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| January 3, 2012 CMHC agreeing with brokers? |
| A new report is backing up a broker beef, confirming consumer credit card debt has significantly outpaced mortgage growth. "Consumer credit, which makes up the remainder of household debt, grew at a faster ... |
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| December 14, 2011 Banker: growing debt = tighter mortgage rules |
| Irrepressible household debt has brokers and bankers more convinced that tighter mortgage rules are on the horizon. (Happy New Year?) "I would say so," Dave Larock, president of TMG The Mortgage ... |
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| November 30, 2011 Moody's: Brokers, you were right |
| A report from Moody's is vindicating brokers by pointing out unsecured debt - and not secured mortgages - poses the real threat to RBC and other Canadian banks. "It's an uncertain world that ... |
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| November 28, 2011 CMHC: refis down 31% |
| Refi business remains down from pre-mortgage rule changes introduced this spring, according to new quarterly results released by CMHC. "Homeowner Refinance activity initially fell by nearly 40 per ... |
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| November 27, 2011 Canadian housing bubble? Brokers disagree |
| While most reports and forecasts maintain the Canadian housing market will remain stable for the next year, reports are still surfacing that call into question whether the country will experience a housing ... |
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| October 31, 2011 IMF: Don't rule out more mortgage rule changes |
| The IMF doesn't dictate monetary policy, but it is strongly suggesting Canada may need to ratchet up mortgage rules yet again if debt levels rise. If consumer debt continues to increase rapidly and ... |
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| September 11, 2011 Brokers: More mortgage rule changes may be necessary |
| A surprising number of brokers are echoing the sentiments of a leading bank economist, suggesting the government would and should ratchet down mortgage rules yet again - but only if consumer debt levels ... |
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| September 5, 2011 TMG fleshes out its sales team |
| TMG The Mortgage Group Canada has announced Dan Pultr - former BDM for a non-bank lender - as its new director of sales for British Columbia. "His unique experience on both sides of mortgage lending, ... |
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| August 28, 2011 Broker: Gov't has left the refi building |
| New quarterly financials from CMHC are confirming the fears of many brokers, worried the government's latest mortgage rule changes effectively signalled its exit from the refinance business, now down ... |
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