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CMHC Increase in Mortgage Default Insurance

Last week the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) announced an increase in its mortgage default insurance applicable to Buyers who pay less than 10% of the downpayment while purchasing a property. This increase is set to come into effect as of June 1st and does not apply to mortgages currently insured by the CMHC. What is Mortgage Insurance? Much …

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First-time buyers driving force in Canada’s residential real estate markets, says RE/MAX

Entry-level purchasers are now the engine driving home-buying activity in almost every major centre in Canada, according to a recent report released by RE/MAX. The 2009 RE/MAX First-Time Buyers Report, highlighting first-time buying activity in 32 residential housing markets across Canada, found that improved affordability is prompting many first-time buyers to get off the fence, out of the rental, and …

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