December’s inflation bump caught forecasters off guard, but underlying inflation measures told a less coherent story. The prevailing interpretation leaned dovish, a conclusion that smells suspiciously of groupthink. As is our unfashionable but effective custom, we took a little more time to look at all the evidence before committing.

If you run a mortgage company and want to accelerate profitability, you can hire marketing people, buy media exposure, retain consultants, or you can take matters into your own hands. That’s precisely what DLCG CEO Gary Mauris is about to do. Rather than outsourcing coaching, the high-octane head of

"Interest rates are no longer a barrier to home ownership," declared Royal LePage CEO Phil Soper on Wednesday. Terrific. Now we can redirect our attention to a different obstacle, because the bench is deep. Canada's immigration pullback, a tentative labour market, supply/listings concerns, and sour

💡Now available: A new rate simulator can be downloaded here. Metals are in a runaway bull market punctuated by silver, which just shattered a record, crossing $90 for the first time. Why is this news of any consequence for mortgages? Because this sort of move has a nasty habit of