Mario Damjanovic - Mortgage Broker

06/03/2026

Home sales activity in Calgary slowed again in May compared with a year earlier as prices also fell year-over-year.

06/02/2026

https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/06/bank-of-canada-warns-against-overreacting-to-techical-recession-indicator/

Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers cautioned against concluding the country is in a recession after recent data showed the economy contracted for a second consecutive quarter.

05/25/2026

Your first mortgage doesn't have to feel confusing.

Thinking about buying your first home and not sure where to start with the mortgage process?

Vlatka and I break all down for first time home buyers - simple, clear, and easy to understand!

05/20/2026

As regional and monoline lenders expand beyond their home markets, many are increasingly relying on brokers for distribution, borrower acquisition and geographic diversification.

05/20/2026

New Stats...

Higher energy prices drove up Canada’s inflation rate to 2.8% in April, reaching its highest level in nearly two years but coming in lower than economists had expected as core measures cooled.

05/04/2026

Rising inventory is giving buyers more leverage and less urgency, with the condo segment seeing the steepest pullback

04/27/2026

Buying a home is a process. Make sure you have the right real estate agent

The right real estate agent can make all the difference when you are hunting for a new home, guiding you past unseen pitfalls.

04/27/2026

Rate cuts seen as more likely next move for Bank of Canada: TD

Resilient growth and contained inflation pressures suggest the Bank of Canada is more likely to ease than tighten if it moves, according to a TD economist.

04/13/2026

I attended the Mortgage Connection AI Workshop in Edmonton with Speaker Shawn Kanungo and had a good brainstorm session with these beautiful people. I learned that AI=scary. LOL jokes aside, its an incredible and disruptive tool available to us all.

03/16/2026

A big week ahead - although all signs seem to point to no change in BoC rate announcement.

Inflation, home sales and two central bank rate decisions could shape expectations for borrowing costs and the spring housing market.