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Mike Fratantoni on MBA’s 2022 mortgage market forecast

Housing Wire

We’ve had the sharpest and yet also the shortest recession in history, record-low mortgage rates leading to record origination volumes, and record home prices as housing demand far outstripped supply. The improving job market is all to the positive. Odds are that this turn in the pandemic will likely be just a temporary setback.

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Is The CMHC Limiting Their Downside, Or Their Upside?

Toronto Realty Blog

So if a change is made to a CMHC program that nobody is using, does it have an effect? Or perhaps we’d ask, “If a change is made to a CMHC program that nobody is using, what does it truly change?” This program was, in my opinion, merely voter candy preceding an election. In 2019, I slammed the idea.

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Top Five: Real Estate Stories Of 2021

Toronto Realty Blog

I can picture the massive table in our conference room with dozens of MLS listings spread out as we tried to make sense of all these re-listed properties and a significant change in the market. So without further adieu, here are the top five real estate stories of 2021 , as chosen by yours truly… #5: The Offer Process.

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Top Ten: Discussion Points For The Fall Market! (Pt2)

Toronto Realty Blog

It seems like many of us are on the same page, not only in terms of what the bigger stories will be this fall, but also with respect to our thoughts and opinions on those topics. I read the comments section on many articles in the major Toronto newspapers and they’re just awful most of the time.

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How Can The Federal Election Shape The Housing Market?

Toronto Realty Blog

As I wrote on my blog last week, I was away in Prince Edward County, somewhere between Albury and Redernsville, and I didn’t have much of an outlet for my thoughts and opinions on all things real estate, politics, economics, and Toronto. Not a whole lot has been done to address housing affordability since I’ve been in real estate.

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