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  1. Conservative MPs urge feds to eliminate First-Time Homebuyer Incentive

    First-Time Homebuyer Incentive inadequate Clayton JarvisMortgage Broker News On May 12, two Conservative MPs addressed their concerns over the federal First-Time Homebuyer Incentive in an open letter addressed to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CEO Evan Siddal and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen. The letter’s authors, Tom Kmiec and Stephanie Kusie, […]

  2. COVID-19 will create new real estate winners

    A shift to work from home helps to improve productivity Conor SenBloomberg The coronavirus is going to change the way we work whether we like it or not — at least for the short term and maybe longer. To take just one example: Twitter said it would let employees work from home even after the Covid-19 crisis has passed. […]

  3. Redfin co-founder sues company

    Violated patents basis of law suit Ryan Smithother Online real estate brokerage is being sued by one of its own co-founders, who says the company has violated his patents for years. Redfin co-founder David Eraker is suing the company, claiming that its alleged violations of his patents has cost him millions of dollars, according to […]

  4. Make updates and reduce risks to tame rising insurance cost

    Reduce risks, make updates to curb rising insurance cost Tony GioventuThe Province Dear Tony: Our Langley condo renewed our insurance policy in April and the maximum amount of coverage we can obtain is only 70 per cent of our replacement value with a $500,000 deductible. I admit we are an older building and have some […]

  5. Altus 1526 Finlay Street White Rock 126 homes in a 13 storey building by Oviedo Properties Ltd

    Altus homes in White Rock highlight views of the ocean and mountains Michael BernardThe Province Sometimes you have to have patient money to end up with the best of all worlds, even in a highly desirable place like the popular seaside community of White Rock. Kanwar Dhamrait spent six years assembling a parcel of seven […]

  6. Atrium Mortgage pledges stability in the age of COVID-19

    Atrium is more than ready to continue operating despite the COVID-19 pandemic Ephraim VecinaMortgage Broker News Leading non-bank lender Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation has offered assurances that it’s more than ready to continue operating despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in the wake of robust first-quarter performance. “The operating results for Q1 were relatively strong, and even […]

  7. How Canada’s biggest mortgage company is approaching the post-COVID-19 recovery

    COVID-19 brought more visibility to some alternative products Clayton JarvisMortgage Broker News Taking on a new, high-profile job during a period of planet-wide turmoil isn’t the kind of onboarding most Canadian mortgage professionals have in mind. But for M3’s new interim president, Dino Di Pancrazio, who has already held senior positions with the Montreal Canadiens, […]

  8. Why flying is about to get a lot more expensive – for good

    Discount airlines maybe gone forever Joseph Hallother There once was a time when the skies were glamorous, reserved for jet setters tracing vapour trails to Rio and the Riviera. The rest of us loaded up the station wagon — Griswold vacation style — and drove to a campground or a rental on Georgian Bay. Cheap […]

  9. Leadership lessons during the COVID crisis – Sotheby’s

    To lead during a crisis, you need to have transparency, clarity, effective communication and rock-solid leadership Don KottickREM I have been interviewed by the media over the past few weeks asking what Sotheby’s International Realty Canada and the leadership team did to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Dianne Usher, one of our regional […]

  10. 47% of U.S. Realtors expect COVID-19 to decrease business by at least half

    A survey showed pessimism and concern by realtors Clayton Jarvisother In news that will do little to calm the nerves of America’s antsy mortgage professionals, data released by Point2 Homes last week finds sentiment among real estate agents around COVID-19’s impact on their businesses to be one of pessimism and concern. The survey, which follows […]