Canada May Boost Mortgage Insurance Cap
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The Vancouver Sun
Canada may need to raise the limit on mortgage insurance by 25 per cent to $750 billion in the next…Read full story on this»
Reduce CMHC role in mortgage insurance: CD Howe
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Originally conceived as a vehicle for executing public policy, CHMC insurance levels have expanded dramatically, especially in the wake of the financial crisis as the government encouraged banks to hike lending by allowing them to securitize more home loans.
Reduce CMHC role in mortgage insurance: CD Howe
Mortgage insurance market heating up
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National Post- Mortgage default insurance is something you have to pay if you can’t come up with a 20% down payment on your house.
You pay the premium and the insurance covers the bank in the rare event — defaults in this country are still below 1% — you don’t make your mortgage payments. But it is a transaction between your bank and your mortgage insurer.
So, why should you care about the mortgage default insurance market and another new entrant into the market…?
Mortgage insurance market heating up
Housing market expected to moderate this year and next: CMHC
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Financial Post- Canada’s housing market is expected to ease in 2010 and 2011 as the market returns to more balanced conditions, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Wednesday.
"Canadian housing markets have recovered from the low levels posted in early 2009," Bob Dugan, chief economist for CMHC, said in a release.
"Moving forward, housing starts will moderate as activity becomes more in-line with long term demographic fundamentals. New measures for government-backed mortgage insurance introduced by the government of Canada that took effect on April 19, 2010 will continue to support the long-term stability of Canada’s housing market…”
Housing market expected to moderate this year and next: CMHC
