by REM Editorial Team | Jul 18, 2025 | News
A majority of recent homebuyers say they couldn’t have purchased their home without help covering the down payment, according to new research from Mortgage Professionals Canada. Among buyers in the past two years, 70 per cent say they couldn’t have bought their...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 21, 2020 | News
With mortgage deferral periods ending, current indications are “quite encouraging” that most homeowners will be able to make their payments, says a recent report by Mortgage Professionals Canada. “Earlier fears (and some dire economic forecasts) now appear to be much...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 2, 2020 | News
A couple of recent surveys show that the pandemic is strengthening the resolve of Canadians to become homeowners. A report released by Zolo, an online real estate marketplace, shows that despite global economic troubles and ongoing uncertainty, the majority of...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 7, 2020 | News
A new report by Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC) says most current homeowners are comfortable with their current mortgage debt and remain pleased with their decision to purchase a home. “What we have seen clearly is that the vast majority of homeowners are not...
by Don Procter | Feb 12, 2020 | Featured, News
Will the federal government’s current review of the mortgage stress test (Guideline B-20) result in adjustments to the rules, allowing more consumers into the home buying market – particularly in cities and provinces where housing affordability is not a crisis?...
