Out of the myriad of economic data, #CPI# is what matters most. And we made solid progress today. The question is, when will mortgage rates catch on? What CPI did Headline inflation, which usually hogs the spotlight, fell to 3.1% in October from 3.8% the prior month. But

Our leaders have been swiping the national credit card like it's Black Friday, and mortgagors are paying the price for their extravagant spending. Someone finally quantified that price last week when a Scotiabank report concluded: "We estimate that government consumption and pandemic transfers to households account for

Bob Rennie is unquestionably one of the most successful real estate marketers in Canadian history. In his early days as a realtor, he was famous for selling a property a day. His development promotion expertise later earned him the nickname the condo king. MLN soaked up Bob's insights

When Smith Financial bought out Home Capital, it necessitated that Home lose its precious NHA mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and Canada Mortgage Bond (CMB) allocations—i.e., the ability to fund its mortgages through MBS and CMBs. That was a crushing blow to Home's prime mortgage competitiveness. After all,