Where are the top places for living in Canada? RE/MAX Canada recently answered this question in the Best Places to Live 2020: Canada Liveability Report. The report breaks down Canadian…
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Twenty years ago, if you wanted to access a property title search you had to visit the appropriate Land Registry Office for the property in question. You had to plan…
The Canadian real estate industry is at the heart of community, and during the COVID-19 pandemic they have demonstrated that with flying colours. We have heard many stories of real…
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many lenders have had to adjust their property appraisal process. For some, this means turning to drive-by appraisals or desktop appraisals and using…
Personalized mortgage marketing is a buzzword, but what exactly does it mean? It goes beyond simply inserting the customer’s name into the email chain or letter template. On the Purview…
The Annual State of the Mortgage Market in Canada Year End 2019 from Mortgage Professionals Canada was recently released, and with it came interesting Canadian mortgage market statistics. Mortgage Professionals…
If you were not already using online property reports in your mortgage business, that has likely changed with the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With social distancing regulations in place,…
The estimated value of a property can be a big determiner for whether a prospect decides to sell their home or not. If the value is too low, they might…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has elevated mortgage underwriting risks to unprecedented levels. Normal due diligence methods need to be adapted and scalable to keep up with the changing times —…
Housing supply is an ongoing issue in many parts of Canada. In 2019, the number of existing homes available for purchase hit a 12-year low. Housing starts were down slightly…
