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My Mortgage Blog — Latest Posts
Jonathan Buffone || October 17, 2017
New Mortgage Rules - Consumers Lose 20% Buying Power
It’s official, OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) has released their new mortgage regulations that will take effect as of Jan 1, 2018. What are the New Rules? The primary...
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Jonathan Buffone || October 13, 2017
Debt-to-Income Ratio and Equifax Breach
For every $1 of household disposable income, Canadians have $1.68 in debt. You earn $1, you owe $1.68 – your debt-to-income ratio is 168%. It seems like a fairly startling figure, especially the way...
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Jonathan Buffone || February 17, 2017
Canada set to grow in different ways
The Canadian economy is poised to grow again, but in a very different way according to the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) recently-released Monetary Policy Report. The BoC expects global economic growth to...
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Jonathan Buffone || February 17, 2017
Millennials need help with home ownership
Recent reports from two of Canada’s major banks – CIBC and ScotiaBank – offer a glimpse into the world of millennials and home ownership as well as the impact of the Internet on mortgage...
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