April 12, 2021
Last week we learned that our banking regulator (OSFI) will increase the stress-test rate for uninsured mortgages on June 1. This post offers my take.
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Last updated on June 8, 2020
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Last week CMHC announced that it would tighten its underwriting rules for mortgage-default insurance. Today's post outlines the changes and finds a silver lining.
September 30, 2019
Last updated on December 15, 2019
In today’s post I turn my attention to a key issue for voters in our upcoming federal election: housing affordability.