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Brian Patey || January 11, 2023

What you need to know about Canada’s new foreign buyer ban

The start of the new year saw Canada’s new foreign buyer ban officially come into effect.The two year-ban, originally passed by Parliament in June to help address housing affordability challenges,...

Brian Patey || January 05, 2023

Reasons for an Optimistic 2023 - Interest Rates, Inflation & The Economy

With 2022 now in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead at what the coming year may have in store. I think it’s fair to say 2022 is a year many of us won’t soon forget. It was a year that...

Brian Patey || December 12, 2022

Housing affordability hasn’t yet improved despite easing prices

Elevated home prices and now higher interest rates are continuing to pose an affordability challenge for today’s homebuyers.Although the average national home price has decreased since reaching its...

Brian Patey || December 06, 2022

What you need to know about "trigger rates"

What you need to know about "trigger rates" There’s been a great deal of talk in the media lately about variable-rate mortgage borrowers hitting their...