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| June 10, 2019 The Ongoing Stress Test Debate |
| The controversy over the mortgage stress test continues. Banks, economists, mortgage lenders, Realtors, mortgage brokers, and its association Mortgage Professionals Canada (MPC) are urging government ... |
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| June 3, 2019 Canadian Housing Affordability Improves – Really! Here’s Why |
| Housing affordability has been big talk in the country for a few years now. We’ve had rising interest rates and rising house prices, to a point where government felt it had to intervene to mitigate any ... |
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| May 6, 2019 Buy a House Now or Wait? |
| There are a lot of questions surrounding affordability in the housing market. There is some uncertainly as to whether the housing market will continue to slow down, with prices starting to decline in ... |
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| April 15, 2019 Yes, you can be a homeowner |
| The news is full of negatives about housing market slowdowns, mortgage stress tests that shut millennials out of homeownership, low inventory, a slowing economy – it goes on. Although it may seem gloomy ... |
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| March 22, 2019 Anatomy of mortgage changes |
| There is little doubt that housing sales have slowed down in the past year, due in large part to stricter mortgage regulations. Part of those regulations is a mortgage stress test that requires borrowers ... |
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| February 21, 2019 What if thoughts were things? |
| By Bud Jorgenson, Vice-President, Prairie Region TMG The Mortgage Group I was speaking with a mortgage broker recently who was struggling as their volume was down from previous years. They explained ... |
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| January 26, 2019 The Canadian economy and the housing market |
| We are living in strange times, economically speaking. Mortgage stress tests have slowed the housing market and may be one of the reasons the Bank of Canada has signaled it may pause on increasing interest ... |
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| January 22, 2019 Le Groupe Hypothécaire TMG Quebec aligns with EXPERT IMMOBILIER PM |
| TMG Mortgage Group is proud to announce that it has signed a strategic alliance with EXPERT IMMOBILIER PM, a real estate company with offices and brokers across the province of Quebec. With the upcoming ... |
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| January 3, 2019 TMG The Mortgage Group continues to grow with SafeBridge Financial Group |
| TMG The Mortgage Group is proud to announce a new, strategic affiliation with SafeBridge Financial Group. At a time when incredible change is taking place in the mortgage industry, TMG The Mortgage Group ... |
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| December 6, 2018 The Upside of Alternative and/or Unregulated Lenders |
| A recent report from the Bank of Canada reviewed the impact of the government's policy changes on the mortgage market. It found that overall market activity had slowed -- something we knew would happen. ... |
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| October 23, 2018 Grateful for my time with MPC |
| I believe in the power of reflection – looking back as objectively as possible to evaluate an outcome and take the lessons from past experiences so they can be applied to the future. As I conclude my ... |
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| October 11, 2018 5 Tips for Success |
| A colleague asked me recently if I could share a couple of things that I do each week that helps me to be successful. I often look to others for inspiration so I was quite flattered to be asked this ... |
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| September 24, 2018 What the TREB ruling means for you |
| Ever wondered what that house across the street sold for? That information was only available to you through a Realtor, but not anymore. The recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada, refusing to ... |
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| July 17, 2018 Interest rate increase has winners |
| Believe it or not, the recent .25% rise in the prime interest rate is an indicator of a healthy economy. Despite trade tensions, Canada's economy looks to be weathering the tariff storm well, for now. ... |
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| June 26, 2018 Breakfast Club of Canada at Work in Our Schools |
| Quebec government takes action with additional funding for children’s breakfasts. Quebec school boards will be receiving additional funding to serve breakfasts in all primary schools located in disadvantaged ... |
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| June 14, 2018 Housing affordability continues to erode |
| New mortgage rules, rising interest rates, and stress tests have definitely cooled housing market activity by making it more challenging for some to qualify for mortgage. An unwelcome consequence continues ... |
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| May 18, 2018 NU Stream Realty Inc and NU Stream Mortgage Inc chooses TMG The Mortgage Group |
| TMG The Mortgage Group is proud to announce a strategic affiliation with NU Stream Realty Inc and NU Stream Mortgage Inc located in B.C. NU Stream was searching for a partner with similar values to help ... |
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| May 10, 2018 TMG’s Co-founder Wins Lifetime Achievement Award |
| In July, 1990 Debbie Thomas and her husband/ business partner Grant opened TMG. In the ensuing 28 years, TMG has grown its presence in the marketplace from four brokers in a small office, to more than ... |
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| April 26, 2018 Condo investors and the housing market |
| A recent study titled, "Window Into the World of Condo Investors" by Shaun Hildebrand, senior vice-president of rental research firm Urbanation, and Benjamin Tal, senior economist with CIBC Capital Market, ... |
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| April 24, 2018 TMG Mortgage Broker Runs 250KM for Breakfast Club of Canada |
| Can you imagine running a 250km ultra marathon over six days, in the Sahara Desert, while carrying all your supplies? Mathieu McCaie, a mortgage broker with TMG The Mortgage Group, based in New Brunswick, ... |
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| April 10, 2018 The mortgage industry stresses quality over quantity |
| The Canadian mortgage landscape has seen regulatory change after change combined with continued Government legislative changes since the Fall of 2016. Government changes to mortgage rules have been led ... |
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| March 19, 2018 TMG The Mortgage Group expands to Quebec as Le Groupe Hypothécaire TMG |
| Canada's largest independent mortgage brokerage, TMG The Mortgage Group is excited to announce that as of April 2, 2018, it will be operating in all 10 provinces. The company will expand to Quebec, operating ... |
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| February 15, 2018 Renewing your mortgage? Here's what you need to know |
| Consumers are much more informed these days about mortgages and mortgage products, and are highly engaged, especially millennials who are comfortable searching the Internet for information and rates. ... |
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| January 18, 2018 Options for first time home buyers |
| Interest rates are going up, mortgage rules have changed and house prices in some parts of the country don't seem to be going down -- yet. This may not look good for first time home buyers who may find ... |
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| January 3, 2018 Mortgage Broker vs. Bank Specialists |
| Mentor of the Year, 2017, Mortgage Professionals Canada What's best for consumers? We need to clear the air. We've recently come across marketing materials that some Bank mortgage specialists have been ... |
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