Self-employed Canadians seeking to buy a home may soon find it easier to secure a mortgage after changes announced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CMHC said self-employed people make up about 15 per cent of Canada’s population, but they may have difficulty qualifying for a mortgage because their incomes may vary or be less predictable. Changes unveiled last
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Real Estate Association says tighter mortgage rules and lower demand are bringing the provincial housing market into balance. The association says 7,884 units were sold within the Multiple Listing Service across the province in June, a 32.5 per cent decrease from the same month last year. The average residential price
Reverse mortgages have never been this popular in Canada. Inquiries about them have doubled between 2016 and 2017, according to HomeEquity Bank’s CHIP Reverse Mortgage, which was, for a time, the only financial institution to offer them nationwide. And as a wave of baby boomers crosses the work-life finish line, competition to serve those who
