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Quebec’s next wave of buyers is young, eager—and still facing major hurdles

June 23, 2025 No Comments

New survey finds strong buyer appetite, but financial barriers and green priorities shape the road ahead

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U.S. trade, geopolitics top financial concerns among Canadians: HOOPP survey

June 18, 2025 No Comments

A new survey finds geopolitical instability and U.S. trade tensions are top sources of financial concern for Canadians, and even impacting retirement planning for some.

Most homeowners plan to cut spending as mortgage payments rise: TD survey

June 5, 2025 No Comments

As mortgage renewals approach, many Canadian homeowners are gearing up for a financial adjustment, and in some cases, a lifestyle change as well.

Canadians cutting spending, delaying purchases amid tariff turmoil: MNP survey

April 14, 2025 No Comments

A survey from insolvency firm MNP Ltd. suggests Canadians’ outlook for their personal finances has brightened even as they’ve taken steps to cut their expenses amid economic turmoil.

StatCan latest wealth survey shows stark disparity between homeowners, renters

October 29, 2024 No Comments

Statistics Canada’s latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what’s owned by Canada’s richest families.

Fewer young Canadians own homes but majority planning to buy within five years: poll

October 29, 2024 No Comments

A new report says that while fewer young Canadians own a home compared with three years ago, a majority of millennials and Gen Z adults still plan to purchase one in the next five years.

Non-owners feel locked out of homeownership

Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll

April 12, 2024 No Comments

Three in four Canadians who don’t own a property say buying a home feels out of reach, a new poll shows.

Lenders reducing average amortization lengths

Latest in mortgage news: OSFI head applauds lenders’ efforts to shorten amortization lengths

April 1, 2024 No Comments

OSFI says it is encouraged by the progress Canadian lenders have made in reducing amortization lengths of the mortgages within their portfolios.

The latest in mortgage news: BC government unveils details of its proposed home-flipping tax

February 26, 2024 No Comments

The British Columbia government today unveiled additional details of its proposed house flipping tax that was introduced in last week’s budget.

Market participants still expect the first Bank of Canada rate cut in April

February 5, 2024 No Comments

Despite push-back from the Bank of Canada against aggressive rate-cut predictions, a majority of influential economists and analysts still expect rates to start falling by April.

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