'Madness' as home prices surge in Toronto, cool fast in Vancouver

'Madness' as home prices surge in Toronto, cool fast in Vancouver

Home prices in Toronto rose 2.2 per cent on a month-to-month basis in September, with Hamilton coming in at 1.4 per cent and Victoria at 1.1 per cent,
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Accord trims rates on 90% LTV deals by up to 0.23%

Accord Mortgages has cut rates on 90 per cent LTV products by up to 0.23 per cent. The intermediary-only lender, which is part of the Yorkshire
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Mortgage Rates Tick Higher

30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.47 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending October 13, 2016, up from last week when
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Ontario said to be eyeing subsidies to bolster bottom end of housing market, rather than tax to cool …

Canada's most populous province is considering measures to enhance housing affordability while avoiding moves to actively lower home prices,
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A.M. Best Withdraws Credit Ratings of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.'s Title Insurance Subsidiaries

These five domestic title insurance companies are subsidiaries of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) [NYSE: FNF]. Concurrently, A.M. Best has
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Bill Morneau says housing market rule changes will take time to play out

The federal government announced a series of changes aimed at stabilizing the country's housing markets, including tightening mortgage rules that
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Buy to let mortgage applications via UK limited companies rise steeply

Some 63% of applications were from limited companies, a considerable rise from just 21% before the changes to tax relief on mortgage interest were
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Mortgage Rates Tick Higher on Positive Economic News

Mortgage rates and Treasury yields moved higher this week in anticipation of the Federal Open Markets Committee raising short-term interest rates in
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Thursday's Rates for Home Mortgages at Citizens, Chase Bank Oct 13, 2016

Standard 30 year FRM interest rates stand at 3.750% at Citizens Bank and APR of 3.784% today. 30 year jumbo loan deals are coming out at 3.625%
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Freddie Mac reports that US mortgage rates tick higher

In a US market where new house sales numbers are falling as inventories and new house construction numbers are falling, Freddie Mac today
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Tracker mortgages come with their own baggage

Tracker mortgages might have been good over the past few years when the Reserve Bank was busy cutting the official cash rate but they were also a
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Mortgage Rates Inch Upward

Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) reported a vertical upswing for average fixed mortgage rates. The 30-year fixed-rate
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'Impossible to say' what new mortgage rules will do: Morneau

As of Oct. 17, all insured mortgages will have to undergo a stress test to make sure borrowers will still be able to make their payments even if interest
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Fewer Boston homes for sale leads to upward price pressure

A popular real estate axiom is that all real estate is local. That is, the reported national real estate trends do not always reflect what is occurring in your
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Marriott timeshare company responds to racketeering lawsuit

Marriott Vacation Club and First American Title Co. are battling a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges MVC's timeshare sales are a racketeering
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Withdrawal Of Foreign Buyers In Line With Already Present Trend

The hot soaring real estate market in Vancouver recently saw a cooling off period down after the endorsement of the tax on foreign buyers, however,
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Freddie Mac (FMCC) Says 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Rose 6 bps to 3.47% This Week

Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC) released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing average fixed mortgage rates following
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates jump up after 10-week low

Mortgage rates moved up this week as more of the market begins to anticipate an upcoming rate hike. “This week the 10-year Treasury yield continued
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New regulations impact LGPS investment in stock-lending and derivatives

The new Local Government Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) Regulations 2016 will come into force on 1 November 2016;
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