Anne Connell RBC Mortgage Specialist

11/09/2017

Still not much sign of slowing in Canadian housing starts - RBC Economics

11/06/2017

Housing market: High vulnerability, but stability expected over next two years
Get a snapshot of the Canadian housing market and an outlook to 2019.

Reports providing previous-quarter assessment of the Canadian housing market and forecasts for the next two years.

11/03/2017

Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend - as you adjust your clocks, check the batteries in smoke and CO2 detectors.

11/02/2017

Wondering what the New Year will bring for real estate? Here is an interesting report from pwc and the Urban Lands Institute; Emerging Trends in Real Estate - Canada and the United States 2018

The story of Canadian real estate is one of shifting economic fortunes and changing real estate trends. Throughout the years, we have monitored them closely and reported our key findings in Emerging Trends in Real Estate®, one of the most highly regarded and widely read forecast reports in the indus...

10/31/2017

Wishing you and your little trick or treaters a happy and safe Hallowe’en!

10/27/2017

Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent

The Bank of Canada today maintained 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.

10/24/2017

Benefits of switching to an RBC mortgage

Four good reasons to switch to an RBC Royal Bank mortgage: expert advice, simplicity, a name you can trust and low or no cost to switch. Talk to an RBC mortgage specialist today.

10/23/2017

Pre-qualified versus pre-approved? Everything you need to know is right here.

Mortgage pre-approval should be your first step when you're seriously looking for a home to buy. See why and how it works at RBC Royal Bank.

10/20/2017

Canadian Homebuilders Are Actually Having a Breakout Year - Bloomberg

Work set to begin on 215,000 new homes, the most since 2007, and a rebound after four straight years below 200,000

10/19/2017

OSFI is reinforcing a strong and prudent regulatory regime for residential mortgage underwriting - more news from their website.

Today the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) published the final version of Guideline B-20 − Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures. The revised Guideline, which comes into effect on January 1, 2018, applies to all federally regulated financial i...