* Housing liftoff: Real estate markets around the nation blasted off in April. It's going to make CREA's data release on Monday one to watch. Rumour is, the numbers are going to surprise a lot of people. If sales and prices surge as suspected, it'll
Read More...
Industry bellwether DLC Group is the poster child for what happens when interest rates soar.
Its funded volumes plunged 41% last quarter, compared to Q1 2022's record numbers. Its revenue dove 32% to $11.6 million.
Read More...
Last May, mortgage fintech Pine.ca took in $27 million from investors who bet it would "disrupt" Canada's mortgage business.
We were nosy about how that was coming along, so MLN caught up with Justin Herlick, Co-founder and CEO of Pine Canada Financial Corporation. He was
Read More...
This week, the lowest nationally-available variable, 2-year fixed and 10-year fixed, are all lower. Once again, borrowers have Nesto to thank. The online lender seems to be on a market share mission as of late.
Of particular interest is Nesto's 10-year fixed at 4.99% for insurable loans
Read More...
"Inflation is coming down…. It's going to be 3% this summer, we think."—Bank of Canada's Tiff Macklem
Canada's 5-year yield rose five bps last week, nothing major. Spunky jobs data was the main reason.
Employment reports are backward-looking, however, while markets
Read More...