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CMHC Released their annual report last week, Tuesday May 8th. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation continues to be an integral player in contributing to the stability of the Canadian marketplace. In 2011, spending on housing accounted for a whopping 20 per cent of Canada’s GDP last year and CMHC provided $2 billion in support of housing programs. Here’s a summary of the report.
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Over the last week the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) and Toronto Real Estate Board released their monthly real estate market reports. Here is a summary of their findings.
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After the financial meltdown of 2008, things were not 100 percent economically fantastic here in Canada, but it was nothing like in the U.S. Many of us felt pretty smug about it, really. Our unemployment levels weren’t so bad, our housing prices stayed firm and our banks were a model of efficiency and best practices. Or so we thought. Last week, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives revealed that Canadian banks got as much as $114 billion dollars in secret government bailout money.
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Back in March of this year, OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada) released their draft recommendations to banks and other federally regulated lenders to tighten underwriting practices. The OSFI was calling on banks to submit their feedback to the suggested changes with the deadline being this past Tuesday, May 1st.
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I must confess. I’ve never been much of a gold bug. And I admit, I’ve never understood how the market values gold or the reasoning behind holding gold. So why is the market full of news about investing in gold?
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Want to know what the outlook is on mortgage rates for the next 30 to 40 days? Our panel of mortgage experts share their views on Canadian Mortgage Rate Trends.
Panel Consensus
May 2012
