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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada Maintains Overnight Rate Target at 1 per cent ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ For immediate release/January 17, 2012/Ottawa - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated and un ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tuesday January 17, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Edge Higher in December ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; January 16, 2012 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity posted an increase from November to December 2011.
Highlights:
&bull;Sales activity rose 1.8 per cent from November to December.
&bull;An ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=360</link>
      <pubDate>Monday January 16, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Royal LePage Predicts Further Home Price Appreciation Contrary to Recent Talk of Decline ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, January 12, 2012 &ndash;The Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast released today showed the average price of a home in Canada increased between 3.6 and 6.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year. Royal LePage expects average price growth t ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=359</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday January 12, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ December 2011 Housing Starts ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, January 10, 2012 &mdash; The seasonally adjusted annual rate (note 1) of housing starts was 200,200 units in December, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is up from 185,600 units in November 2011. Actual housing starts for 2011 are being verified and will be re ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=358</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday January 10, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ GTA REALTORS® Release Monthly Resale Market Figures ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, January 5, 2012 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 4,718 transactions through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in December 2011. The December result capped off the second-best year on record under the current Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) boundaries. Total sales for 2011 amounted to 89, ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thursday January 05, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Year-End Figures Demonstrate Stable Growth - 2011 A Year of Steady Improvement for the Housing Market ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, January 3, 2012 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), Calgary residential sales in 2011 increased eight per cent over last year, with 18,568 sales for 2011 compared to 17,267 in 2010.
Recovering from tepid sales activity in the first half of  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=356</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday January 03, 2012</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CMHC Releases 2011 Canadian Housing Observer a Comprehensive Report on the State of Housing in Canada ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, December 29, 2011 &mdash; Housing-related spending accounts for more than 20 per cent of Canada&rsquo;s Gross Domestic Product, contributing about $330 billion to the Canadian economy in 2010 &mdash; up 7.1 per cent from $308 billion in 2009. This and other key findings are in the ninth annu ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=355</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday December 29, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Prices Beginning to Stabilize: Scotiabank ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Canadian Press/December 20, 2011 - Canadian housing prices have been going up this year but are showing signs of levelling off, according to a Scotiabank real estate report.
The report looked at real estate markets in 10 developed economies and found Canada was the top performer in the third quarte ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=354</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday December 20, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Edge Higher in November ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA - December 15, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity rose slightly in November 2011 from the previous month.
Highlights:
&bull;Sales activity rose slightly (+0.5 per cent) from October to November ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=353</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday December 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ November 2011 Housing Starts ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, December 8, 2011 &mdash; The seasonally adjusted annual rate (1) of housing starts was 181,100 units in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is down from 208,800 units in October 2011.
&ldquo;Housing starts declined in November, reaching a level which  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=352</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday December 08, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada Maintains Overnight Rate Target at 1 per cent ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ For immediate release/December 6, 2011/Ottawa - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
Uncertainty around the global economic outlook has increas ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=350</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday December 06, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ GTA REALTORS® Release Monthly Resale Housing Market Figures ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO/December 6, 2011 &mdash; Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 7,092 residential transactions through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in November &ndash; up 11 per cent in comparison to November 2010. At the same time, the number of new listings was up by 14 per cent in comparison to last year. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=351</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday December 06, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Calgary Housing Sales Trending Up - Stable Pricing Providing Opportunities for Buyers ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, December 1, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), Calgary residential sales in November increased eight per cent over last year, at 17,538 after the first 11 months of the year.
While sales activity tends to taper off in the winter month ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=349</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday December 01, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ The Bursting of the Global Housing Bubble is Only Halfway Through ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ The Economist/November 26, 2011 - Many of the world&rsquo;s financial and economic woes since 2008 began with the bursting of the biggest bubble in history. Never before had house prices risen so fast, for so long, in so many countries. Yet the bust has been much less widespread than the boom. Home  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=348</link>
      <pubDate>Saturday November 26, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Edge Higher in October ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; November 15, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity picked up a little further in October 2011 following the uptick in September.
Highlights:
&bull;Sales activity rose in October, marking t ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=346</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CREA Updates Resale Housing Forecast ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; November 15, 2011 &ndash; The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has made a small revision to its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service&reg; (MLS&reg;) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2011 and 2012.
Activity came in broadly ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=347</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadians Heed Debt Warnings and Exhibit Confidence in Their Ability to Manage Their Mortgage: CAAMP ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, ON (November 9, 2011) &ndash; Canadians have heard the many cautions about carrying too much debt and are taking action to insulate themselves from future economic downturns, according to the seventh Annual State of the Residential Mortgage Market report by the Canadian Association of Accre ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=344</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday November 09, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Housing Evolution Driving Average Price Appreciation in Canada's Major Centres ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Mississauga, ON (November 7, 2011) - Billions spent in new construction, renovation, and infill over the past decade have contributed to a serious upswing in the calibre of Canada&rsquo;s housing stock, propping up residential average price in the country&rsquo;s major centres, according to a report ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=345</link>
      <pubDate>Monday November 07, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Housing Market to Stabilize ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, November 4, 2011 &mdash; Housing starts are forecast to stabilize into 2012, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation&rsquo;s (CMHC) fourth quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition (1).
&ldquo;Despite continued uncertainty in the global economy, Canada&rsquo;s economic fun ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=343</link>
      <pubDate>Friday November 04, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Pace of Home Sales Remains Brisk in October ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, November 3, 2011 &mdash; Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 7,642 home sales through the TorontoMLS&reg; in October 2011. This represented an increase of 17.5 per cent compared to the 6,504 transactions reported in October 2010.
Monthly sales data follow a recurring seasonal trend that ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=342</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday November 03, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Single Family Homes becoming ‘Precious Commodities’ ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto/November 1/Moneyville/Toronto Star/Susan Pigg - Toronto is rapidly transforming into a &ldquo;vertical world&rdquo; because of an unprecedented condo boom and greenbelt policies that are making single-family homes &ldquo;precious commodities,&rdquo; a new report says.
Provincial efforts to  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=340</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 01, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Calgary’s Housing Market Set to Outpace 2010 ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, November 1, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), Calgary residential sales totalled 16,184 after the first 10 months of the year, an increase of eight per cent over last year.
Over 61 per cent of Calgary&rsquo;s established communities  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=341</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 01, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Financial Literacy Month Takes Flight ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
Toronto, October 31, 2011 &ndash; Today marks the kick-off of Financial Literacy Month, an initiative developed by the Financial Literacy Action Group (FLAG), in collaboration with the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), the Government of Canada's lead agency on financial literacy.
The Ho ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=339</link>
      <pubDate>Monday October 31, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ For immediate release: October 25, 2011/Ottawa - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.&nbsp;
The global economy has slowed markedly as several d ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=338</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday October 25, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Pick Up in September ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA/ October 17, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics (1) released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity picked up in September 2011.
National sales activity rose 2.7 per cent in September when compared to August, and follows three months of stabl ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=337</link>
      <pubDate>Monday October 17, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian House Price Rally Extended ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, October 5, 2011 - The Royal LePage House Price Survey released today showed the average price of a home in Canada increased between 5.7 and 7.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year. The strength of home price appreciation in the third quarter defied expectati ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=334</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday October 05, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ September Rounds Out a Strong Third Quarter ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, October 5, 2011 &ndash; Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 7,658 transactions through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in September &ndash; a 25 per cent increase over September 2010. Sales during the first three quarters of 2011 amounted to 70,588, representing a 2.6 per cent increase compar ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=336</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday October 05, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bidding wars erupt for prime rental condos ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Moneyville/Toronto Star/Susan Pigg - The market for rental condos is becoming almost as hot as Toronto&rsquo;s resale housing market with bidding wars breaking out among tenants trying to snag prime units.
While some 21,000 units are now under construction in Toronto &mdash; 5,707 of them in the do ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=333</link>
      <pubDate>Monday October 03, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Homebuyers’ Confidence Holds Steady Despite Global Turmoil ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, October 3, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), residential sales continued to gain momentum in Calgary this year, totalling 14,832 after the first three quarters, a seven per cent per cent rise over last year.
&ldquo;Despite recent tur ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=335</link>
      <pubDate>Monday October 03, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ 905 Area Condo Sales Drive New Home Market up 105 per cent in August ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Greater Toronto, September 22, 2011 - Sales of new high-rise condominium suites more than doubled in August 2011 versus August of last year thanks to incredible gains in the 905 area, particularly Oakville, Markham and Vaughan, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) revealed t ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=332</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday September 22, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Hold Steady in August ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
OTTAWA /September 15, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics1 released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity in August 2011 remained stable for the second consecutive month.
For a second consecutive month, national home sales activity held steady in  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=331</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday September 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, September 7, 2011&nbsp;- The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The global economic outlook has deteriorated in recent weeks as several d ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=328</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday September 07, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ GTA REALTORS® Report August Resale Housing Market Figures ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, September 7, 2011 &mdash; Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 7,542 sales through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in August &ndash; a 24 per cent increase over 6,083 sales in August 2010.
New listings, at 12,509, were up by 20 per cent compared to August 2010. Market conditions remained tigh ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=329</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday September 07, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Calgary Homebuyers Take Advantage of Affordability and Choice ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ CALGARY, September 1, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), sales for upper-end homes are above the pace set a year ago. As of Wednesday August 31, there were 948 single family sales over $700,000 recorded this year, compared to 779 reported for t ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=330</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday September 01, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Mortgage Refinancing Drops under New Rules: CMHC ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
August 29/Tara Perkins/Globe and Mail/Toronto - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says that it has seen mortgage refinance activity drop nearly 40 per cent since Ottawa brought in new rules.
The crown corporation, which must now issue quarterly financial results as a result of a new law, issued i ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=327</link>
      <pubDate>Monday August 29, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Housing Market to Remain Steady in 2011 ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, August 24, 2011 &mdash; Housing starts are forecast to remain steady in 2011 and 2012, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation&rsquo;s (CMHC) third quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition.(1)

&nbsp;&ldquo;Housing starts have been strong in the last few months, but are  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=325</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday August 24, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Heat Waves and Snow Storms Both Have Cooling Effect on Home Sales, According To Royal Lepage Survey ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, August 22, 2011 &ndash; An unusually snowy winter, a prolonged rainy spring, or a blistering hot summer &ndash; such as the recent heat wave in central Canada &ndash; can have a significant near-term impact on home sales, according to a national survey of real estate agents conducted by Roy ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=326</link>
      <pubDate>Monday August 22, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ National Resale Housing Activity Stable in July ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; August 16, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics (1)&nbsp;released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity was stable on a month-to-month basis in July following an uptick in June.

&nbsp;
Highlights:
&bull; Sales activity was stable f ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=323</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday August 16, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ CREA Updates Resale Housing Forecast ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; August 16, 2011 &ndash; The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service&reg; (MLS&reg;) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2011 and 2012.

&nbsp;
Overall, sales activity and price ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=324</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday August 16, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ July 2011 Housing Starts ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, August 9, 2011 &mdash; The seasonally adjusted annual rate (1) of housing starts was 205,100 units in July, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is up from 196,600 units in June 2011.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Housing starts rose in July due to an increase in multiple starts ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=321</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday August 09, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Housing could get boost from market chaos ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Aug 9 2011 &ndash; Toronto Star/Moneyville -The upside in a global stock market rout may ironically be a healthier housing market &ndash; at least in the short term, say economists.
&ldquo;The housing market has nine lives. Every time interest rates are supposed to go down, something happens and it ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=322</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday August 09, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Greater Toronto REALTORS® release July Resale Market Figures ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, August 4, 2011 &ndash; Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 7,922 transactions through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in July 2011, representing a 23 per cent increase over July 2010. Total sales through the first seven months of this year amounted to 55,863 &ndash; down by 1.3 per cent compa ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=319</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday August 04, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Calgary Housing Market on the Road to Recovery ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, August 2, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), residential sales continue to trend towards recovery. After the first seven months of the year, single family and condominium sales totalled 11,798, a 5 per cent increase over the previous y ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=320</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday August 02, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Want to buy a sweet house for under $200,000? ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Jul. 19, 2011/ Shelley White/Globe and Mail - When Dave Snively began house-hunting about a year ago, he was looking for an updated home, a nice neighbourhood and plenty of outdoor activities nearby. But most importantly, he was looking for something inexpensive.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a commissioned sal ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=318</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday July 20, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Ottawa/July 19 - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The global economic expansion is proceeding broadly as projected in the Bank&rsquo;s Apri ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=317</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday July 19, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Home Sales Pick Up in June ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; July 15, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), home sales activity over MLS&reg; Systems of Canadian real estate Boards climbed in June 2011 compared to May.
Highlights:

    Sales activity climbed from May to June, with ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=316</link>
      <pubDate>Friday July 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ High Second Quarter House Prices Conceal Early Signs of A Moderating Market ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, July 7, 2011 - Canada&rsquo;s residential real estate market saw sizable year-over-year price increases in the second quarter of 2011, but high house prices are concealing early signs of a moderating market, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast release ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=315</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday July 07, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ July 6, 2011 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 10,230 home sales through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in June 2011 &ndash; up 21 per cent compared to June 2010.
This number represented the third best June result on record behind 2007 and 2009. The number of transactions during the first six m ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=313</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday July 06, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Calgary, July 4, 2011 &ndash; According to figures released today by CREB&reg; (Calgary Real Estate Board), residential sales surged in the month of June 2011 to 1,979 units.
While this indicates a third more sales than June 2010, the year-to date increase proved a moderate 2 per cent. Strong month ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=314</link>
      <pubDate>Monday July 04, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, ON, June 22, 2011 &mdash; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its 2011 Mortgage Consumer Survey today providing insight into the attitudes and behaviours of Canadian mortgage consumers.&nbsp;
The survey found that the internet continues to be a valuable resource for home ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=312</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday June 22, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; June 15th, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity remained stable in May compared to April.
Highlights:
&bull; Sales activity held steady from April to May, but posted the first year-over-y ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=311</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday June 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Mississauga, ON (June 13, 2011) -- Canada&rsquo;s recreational property market is gaining serious traction as savvy purchasers take advantage of ideal conditions, setting the stage for what is expected to be the best market in recent years, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.
The 2011 R ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=310</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday June 14, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA, June 9, 2011 &mdash; The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Canada's 35 major centres (1) decreased slightly to 2.5 per cent in April 2011, from 2.9 per cent in April 2010, according to the spring Rental Market Survey (2) released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=309</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday June 09, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ May 31, 2011 - Ottawa - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The global economic recovery is proceeding broadly as expected in the Bank&rsquo;s ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=308</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday May 31, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew/Toronto Star/May 30, 2011 - Canada&rsquo;s big banks have cut their residential mortgage rates, likely for the last time in the foreseeable future, economists say.
The bank cut rates by one-tenth of a percentage point on mortgages terms ranging from one to 10 years.
That pu ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=307</link>
      <pubDate>Monday May 30, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Bullish attitude toward recreational properties reflects recent strength of housing market, according to Royal LePage
TORONTO, May 20, 2011 &ndash; An overwhelming majority of Canadians who have either purchased or who intend to buy recreational property in the next 24 months believe that buying a  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=306</link>
      <pubDate>Friday May 20, 2011</pubDate>
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Mississauga, ON (May 18, 2011) &ndash; Improved financial standing among high net worth individuals is the major factor driving strong sales activity at the top end of Canadian housing markets, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.
RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada and RE/MAX of Western Ca ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=305</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday May 18, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; May 17th, 2011 &ndash;Statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), reveal that national resale housing activity softened in April when compared to March 2011.
The decline in April sales activity reflects changes to mortgage regulations that came into effe ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=304</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday May 17, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Toronto, ON (May 11, 2011) &ndash; Many Canadians are aggressively reducing their mortgages by making lump sum payments, increasing monthly payments and reducing amortization periods, revealing confidence and financial flexibility in a stable mortgage environment, according to CAAMP&rsquo;s most rec ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wednesday May 11, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; May 9, 2011 &ndash; The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has revised its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service&reg; (MLS&reg;) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations for 2011 and 2012.&nbsp;
National sales activity is now expected t ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=302</link>
      <pubDate>Monday May 09, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ TARA PERKINS/Globe and Mail/May. 06, 2011 - Ottawa&rsquo;s ongoing tweaks to the rules for buying a home during the last two years have made it harder for many Canadians to get a mortgage.
Ottawa has repeatedly tightened the rules that determine who is eligible for an insured mortgage, fearing that ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=300</link>
      <pubDate>Friday May 06, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 
TARA PERKINS/Globe and Mail/May 6 - Go house-hunting across Canada and you might be shocked at what it buys you - or doesn't.
A two-level home with a four-car garage and an oceanfront view, or a 1,070-square-foot loft? Either British Columbia residence can be bought for $600,000, proving the adag ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=301</link>
      <pubDate>Friday May 06, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ TORONTO, May 4, 2011 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS&reg; reported 9,041 existing home sales through the TorontoMLS&reg; system in April 2011.
This result was down 17 per cent compared April 2010 when sales spiked to a new record of 10,898. While off last year&rsquo;s record result, April 2011 sales we ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=299</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday May 05, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; April 15th, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity held steady in March 2011 compared to February.
Seasonally adjusted national home sales activity in March came in one tenth of a percentage ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=297</link>
      <pubDate>Friday April 15, 2011</pubDate>
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OTTAWA &ndash;April 12 - The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
As anticipated in the January Monetary Policy Report (MPR), the global economic ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=298</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday April 12, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Driven by the threat of higher interest rates down the road, first-time buyers are contributing to strong upward momentum in residential housing markets across the country, according to a report released today by RE/MAX.&nbsp;
The RE/MAX First-Time Buyers Report, highlighting trends and development ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=296</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday April 05, 2011</pubDate>
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Greater Toronto, March 22, 2011 - There were 2,202 new condominium suites sold in the Greater Toronto Area in February, marking the first time ever that sales have exceeded the 2,000 unit threshold in that particular month, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) revealed tod ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=295</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday March 23, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Ottawa &ndash; March 15th, 2011 &ndash; According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity in February 2011 ran close to the five-year average for the month, continuing a theme that has characterized the past four months.
Actual ( ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=294</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday March 15, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ MortgageBrokers.com attracts industry veteran Stass Panagakos ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Mississauga, ON (March 4, 2011) &ndash; MortgageBrokers.com is pleased to announce that Stass Panagakos has joined the company as their newest Managing Partner, significantly bolstering the company's presence in the north Toronto and North York areas.&nbsp;
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&quot;We are thrilled that Stass  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=293</link>
      <pubDate>Friday March 04, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash; The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.
The global economic recovery is proceeding broadly in line with the Bank&rsquo;s projection ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=292</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday March 01, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadians urged to change spendthrift ways ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Canadians urged to change spendthrift ways
By GRANT ROBERTSON
From Monday's Globe and Mail
Treating home as piggybank no longer an option as property market moderates
For the past 15 years, Canadians haven't been saving money, in large  part because there was no pressing need. Rising home prices ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=286</link>
      <pubDate>Sunday February 27, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Should couple move to trim housing costs? ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ ANNA-KAISA WALKER AND KELLEY KEEHN
Globe and Mail Update
Madelaine, 42, and Ben, 48, Victoria
Should this couple downsize their debt by moving to a smaller home? The  family of five live in a dream house in a beautiful ocean-side  neighbourhood, but the costs are high. She wants to move to smalle ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=291</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday February 23, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ By DIANNE NICE
Globe and Mail Update
Before you buy in to the next trendy location, do your homework

It  may be ironic for an author of real estate tips books to advise people  not to act on tips, but Don Campbell is adamant that buyers do their  groundwork before they invest in the next housin ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=290</link>
      <pubDate>Monday February 14, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ By Steve Ladurantaye
Globe and Mail Update
Stronger economy will balance effect of higher mortgage rates in 2011, 2012, bank forecasts

A stronger economy will offset the effects of higher mortgage rates  and keep Canadian house prices stable over the next two years, according  to the Royal Bank ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=289</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday February 10, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ A prospective homeowner countdown ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Between the frantic rush of the holidays and the terrible weather,  winter isn't usually a popular time to buy or sell a home. Now that  calmer, warmer spring days are on the way, home-buying season is about  to kick back into gear. If you want to purchase a home this year, don't  wait - start prepa ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=288</link>
      <pubDate>Monday February 07, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Q&A: Housing market trends for 2011 ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
Don Campbell
Special to Globe and Mail Update
Published Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 6:00AM EST
Last updated Thursday, Feb. 03, 2011 6:59PM EST


Real Estate Investment Network president Don Campbell joined us  recently for an online discussion of housing market trends for 2011. The  following i ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=287</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday February 03, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ 
A recent survey indicated renovation intentions for 2011 have fallen to their lowest level in almost a decade.
Calgary Herald
CALGARY - Canada's renovation market is set to cool this year and a slowdown in activity will reinforce a softer outlook for Canadian housing markets in 2011 with importa ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=284</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday January 20, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ By CBC News, cbc.ca,

Canada's mortgage industry association says tougher mortgage qualification standards introduced last April have worked to reduce Canadian debt, and may have made the stricter rules outlined this week unnecessary.
A report by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Pr ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=283</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday January 19, 2011</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[ OTTAWA &ndash;The Bank  of Canada today announced that it  is maintaining its target for the overnight  rate at 1 per cent. The  Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the  deposit rate is 3/4  per cent.
The global economic recovery is proceeding at a somewhat faster pace  than  the Bank h ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=282</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday January 18, 2011</pubDate>
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By BILL CURRY AND GRANT ROBERTSON
Globe and Mail Update
Three changes include reducing maximum amortization period to 30 years from 35 years
Concern over rising consumer debt levels is prompting Ottawa to make three new changes to Canada's mortgage rules.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announce ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=281</link>
      <pubDate>Monday January 17, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canada's mortgage hazard ]]></title>
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Neil Mohindra, Financial Post &middot; Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011
In a year-end interview, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty noted, &quot;I find it just strange that I get some of the financial institutions telling me to mind my own business on regulatory matters -- and then we have some worries about  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=280</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday January 12, 2011</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Resale housing market on solid ground in November - CREA ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
OTTAWA &ndash; December 15th, 2010 &ndash; National resale housing activity continues its return to normal levels, having risen in November 2010 for the fourth consecutive month, according to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Seasonally adjusted national ho ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=277</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday December 15, 2010</pubDate>
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Poll indicates Canadian consumer confidence steady

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The latest  Harris/Decima-Investor's Group Index of Consumer Confidence indicates  that Canadian consumer confidence has increased very slightly over the  pas ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=278</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday December 15, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ A tale of two housing markets ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
Sunny Freeman
TORONTO&mdash;  The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 10:29AM EST
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      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=276</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday December 14, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Interest rate rise effects may be sharp: Carney ]]></title>
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Interest rate rise effects may be sharp: Carney
By CBC News
CBC News
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney repeats warnings to Canadian households and businesses: don't be caught off guard by current low interest rates and that repercussions from a hike could be swift.
Bank of Canada governor Ma ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=274</link>
      <pubDate>Monday December 13, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Ottawa, banks discuss measures to rein in Canadians' personal debt ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ December 13, 2010
Ottawa, banks discuss measures to rein in Canadians' personal debt
By TARA PERKINS
From Monday's Globe and Mail
Bankers support cooling mortgage market by increasing required down payment or cutting maximum term

Ottawa is talking to the banks about putting new measures to cu ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=275</link>
      <pubDate>Monday December 13, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada seen hiking in first half of 2011 ]]></title>
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Bank of Canada seen hiking in first half of 2011
By Claire Sibonney, REUTERS
December 2, 2010
The Bank of Canada is unanimously expected to keep interest rates on hold next week, but the uneven economic recovery has primary dealers and global forecasters divided on the timing of the next hike i ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=273</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday December 02, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Housing more affordable: RBC ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Housing affordability improved in the third quarter of 2010, largely  because of a drop in mortgage rates and softer housing prices after four  quarters of rising costs of homeownership, RBC economics said Monday.
What's  more, RBC notes that affordability could improve further in the new  year, wi ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=272</link>
      <pubDate>Monday November 29, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Big six Canadian banks earnings expected to bolster TSX ]]></title>
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The Canadian Press             
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Updated: Sun. Nov. 28 2010 11:03 AM ET
TORONTO &mdash; The big news  on the Toronto stock market in the days ahead will be a sle ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=271</link>
      <pubDate>Sunday November 28, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Global troubles bring some good news for Canada: low interest rates ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ 
OTTAWA &mdash; Canadians could be enjoying  historically low interest rates on loans for cars and homes for quite a  long time, economists believe.
Since June, the Bank of Canada has been attempting to &ldquo;normalize&rdquo; interest rates, hiking its policy rate by one point.
But recent develo ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=270</link>
      <pubDate>Saturday November 20, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Invest like a man or a woman? ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ By NOREEN RASBACH
Globe and Mail Update
A gender divide does exist when it comes to financial behaviour, studies find. Here's what we can learn from both sexes

If there's one constant in almost every study about investing, it's that  a real gender divide exists in financial behaviour. But when  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=268</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 16, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canada Housing Highlights The Deep Economic Contrast With US ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ By Courtney Tower 
OTTAWA (MNI) - The houses that Canadians and Americans buy -- and  keep or lose -- tell a lot about the divergent current paths of their  two economies.
They reflect, in the context of Canada's comparatively healthy  financial shape among industrialized economies, elements of go ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=267</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday November 10, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Generation spend ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ &ldquo;If I want something I want it, no matter what,&rdquo; says Kezia, one of the protagonists of a new Slice TV series Princess, where Til Debt Do Us Part  host Gail Vaz-Oxlade tries to put young, female serial shoppers through  personal finance rehab. A makeup artist who normally makes &ldquo;pr ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=269</link>
      <pubDate>Monday November 08, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ More stable real estate market predicted for 2011 ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ CTV Southwestern Ontario             
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Updated: Tue. Nov. 2 2010 1:05 PM ET
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation held its annual outlook  seminar in Kitchener on Tuesday, and analysts say 2011 promises to be  much more stable after a roller coaster ride in 2010.
The rea ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=266</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday November 02, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Boomers still have mortgages, delaying retirement ]]></title>
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October 28, 2010
Tony Wong
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Ontario baby boomers are looking to move to smaller homes in retirement. But first they have to pay off the mortgage.
A poll by TD Canada Trust released Thursday says 86 per cent of boomers want a smaller home when they retire. However, even though they say it ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=263</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday October 28, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Housing correction? Maybe – but not a major decline ]]></title>
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Jonathan Ratner&nbsp; October 28, 2010 &ndash; 10:22 am 
It is no secret that Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is concerned about a potential decline in home prices. However, cycles of declining home prices are far from unusual in Canada. In fact, there have been three during the past two deca ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=264</link>
      <pubDate>Thursday October 28, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Canadian Mortgage Broker Industry Remains Strong and Stable After Decline of U.S. Broker Market ]]></title>
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Canadian Mortgage Broker Industry Remains Strong and Stable After Decline of U.S. Broker Market
Deloitte: Shift in Mortgage Landscape to Benefit Canadians With Greater Choice
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 27, 2010) - As concerns mount around the stability and strength of the Canadian hous ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=262</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday October 27, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Calgary home prices make return to 2009 levels ]]></title>
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Calgary home prices make return to 2009 levels
Posted on Oct 26, 2010
Great news for our Calgary market. We are seeing many reports supporting the real estate shift to a balanced market. Royal Lepage just released this news release supporting. This is a great read on the market in our opinion.
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      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=261</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday October 26, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada rate hikes not ruled out ]]></title>
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October 20, 2010
Bank of Canada rate hikes not ruled out
By CBC News
CBC News
The Bank of Canada says it doesn't rule out interest rate increases in the future, but adds they would need to be &quot;carefully considered.&quot;
The Bank of Canada says it doesn't rule out interest rate increases ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=260</link>
      <pubDate>Wednesday October 20, 2010</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada holds rate at 1% ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ Bank of Canada holds rate at 1%
Governor Mark Carney says domestic recovery will be more gradual than projected, and global turnaround 'entering a new phase'
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney kept his benchmark interest rate at 1  per cent Tuesday after three consecutive increases, saying the do ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.mortgagebrokers.com/mb/companynews/viewnews.php?nid=258</link>
      <pubDate>Tuesday October 19, 2010</pubDate>
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