Feature: Is there light ahead?

March 25, 2024by

Shutterstock / Paseven Many cultures around the world regard the number seven as lucky, but that is unlikely to be...

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Rent price growth is slowing down

March 23, 2024by

Single-family rent growth slowed in January, but prices came in 28% higher from pre-pandemic levels, pointing to spillover pressure...

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Borrowers continue to be resilient as mortgage delinquencies recede 

March 23, 2024by

Mortgage delinquencies improved again in February as prepayment activity increased moderately. The national delinquency rate eased to 3.34% in February,...

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Are reverse mortgages the most underutilized retirement tool?

March 23, 2024by

Home equity levels among homeowners aged 62 and older are at record levels following the end of the pandemic....

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CEO of property preservation company MCS on opportunities in reverse

March 23, 2024by

Property preservation company MCS is entering the reverse mortgage space after its acquisition of Five Brothers Asset Management Solutions,...

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OSFI rejects Competition Bureau recommendation to drop mortgage stress test for lender switches

March 23, 2024by

Canada’s banking regulator says it has no plans to remove the stress test on uninsured mortgages for borrowers who...

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REIA confirms WA as most affordable state

March 22, 2024by

According to the latest REIA Housing Affordability Report, Western Australia has maintained its status as the most affordable state...

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‘The system is broken’, MP on housing affordability

March 22, 2024by

Findings from an analysis released by the Australian Greens party have revealed the annual income needed to purchase a...

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Rapid population growth worsening housing supply shortage: UDIA

March 22, 2024by

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed on 21 March that the national population grew by 2.5 per cent...

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Podcast: Broker Spotlight: Create Finance’s Winning Formula Revealed

March 22, 2024by

In this episode of the Mortgage Strategy podcast Awards series, Kimberley Dondo hosts Gindy Mathoon, Leader at Create Finance,...

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