Sydney Smith - Mortgage Broker

Sydney Smith || July 13, 2020

An Alphabet Soup of Economic Predictions

Which is Canada most likely to experience? You’ve likely heard of analysts using letters of the alphabet to describe the potential paths for Canada’s economic recovery. Will that graph of the...

Sydney Smith || June 10, 2020

Mortgage Insurers Making Headlines

CMHC Makes Policy Changes – Genworth & Canada Guaranty Stay Put It came as a surprise to many mortgage industry insiders when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced...

Sydney Smith || May 15, 2020

Where would you prefer to live?

As we move into Spring, and as provinces across the country begin easing restrictions, The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is hopeful that home sales will start to tick up. The housing and...

Sydney Smith || April 27, 2020

Mortgage Interest Rates in the COVID-19 Economy

Mortgages and interest rates are still talked-about topics in the current economic climate. Here’s a recap. In January 2020, just prior to the pandemic surfacing in Canada, a five-year fixed...