💡Also in this edition: • Ontario's broker regulator clarifies suitability expectations • Mortgage Bytes Virtually every mortgage pro in Canada does some kind of suitability assessment before recommending a mortgage. But there are vast differences in how effectively they analyze client circumstances, compare financing options and make fitting recommendations. Some

📰Also in this edition: • The Latest from Rateland • Value Zone • Mortgage Bytes In 30 days, the government launches its latest housing hail mary: 30-year amortizations for default-insured first-time buyers. Many questions surround the policy, not the least of which is: Will the scheme actually accomplish its missions? It aims to

💡Also in this edition: • OSFI Boss Steadfast on Stress Testing Switches • U.S. CPI Pounds Yields Lower • Fed's Patience Game Continues • Mortgage Bytes For "Canada's Challenger Bank," insured single-family mortgage lending was apparently too much of a challenge. Equitable Bank is following in competitor

The government just unfurled guidelines for its newest mortgage policy brainchild, 30-year insured amortizations. These extended repayment periods are earmarked for first-time purchasers of newly-built residences and kick off this August. Here's what mortgage pros need to know: