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Canadians Are Still Deferring Thousands of Mortgages At Non-Bank Lenders

Canadian employment is the highest in 40 years but borrowers are showing signs of stress. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows non-bank lenders saw an uptick in early mortgage delinquencies for Q4 2021. However, they were able to maintain a lower default rate than commercial banks. Part of this is due to
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Ending exclusionary zoning would boost the housing supply

If we are to tackle the housing supply crisis, the game plan must include ending exclusionary zoning policies in municipalities to allow more density and missing middle housing to be built in residential neighbourhoods. Current zoning policies in the City of Toronto, for example, are overly restrictive and limit what
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Rules Have Quietly Changed for the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

The rules of the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive have been re-written. For those in the dark, the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) is designed to help people across Canada purchase their first home (in theory, at least). The program offers 5% or 10% of the home’s purchase price to put toward a down
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Most Ontario Renters Choosing Between Food and Paying Rent: Report

The cost of living has gone up across the board for Ontarians, with everything from what drivers are paying at the pump to what shoppers are spending at the grocery store tightening their purse strings. Rent prices are no exception and a new report from the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
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Half of Canadians Think Homeownership is Impossible: Survey

The great Canadian dream of homeownership is slipping away from those who don’t currently own property. According to a new study conducted by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada), the prospect of homeownership remains far from reach for countless Canadians.The Housing Headache study found that half of Canadians who do not currently own a