<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Canadian Mortgage Broker news</title> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca</link> <description>Welcome to Brokernews</description> <copyright>Copyright (C) 2010</copyright><ttl>5</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[Canada's mortgage market &quot;boring but effective&quot;: IMF]]></title> <description><![CDATA[The Canadian residential mortgage market has been &quot;boring, but effective&quot; in recent years, according to International Monetary Fund economist John Kiff.]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/canadas-mortgage-market-quotboring-but-effectivequot-imf/43598</link> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mortgages help boost banks' bottom line]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Canada's banks have shown better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2010, with reports pointing to mortgages as a profit-boosting factor. ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/mortgages-help-boost-banks-bottom-line/43599</link> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Abode announces permanent closure]]></title> <description><![CDATA[After announcing at the end of January that Abode was close to negotiating a deal with a Toronto-based purchaser, the company quietly announced the end has come for its mortgage origination business.  
]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/abode-announces-permanent-closure/43596</link> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Guidelines tightened for self-employed borrowers]]></title> <description><![CDATA[CMHC is tightening the criteria needed for self-employed borrowers to get mortgage insurance, changes that will come into effect on April 9, according to Canadian Mortgage Trends. 
]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/guidelines-tightened-for-self-employed-borrowers/43597</link> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[More home purchases likely over next couple years: RBC survey]]></title> <description><![CDATA[About one in four Canadians  plan to buy a home over the next two years, some 27 per cent, according to RBC's latest homeownership survey.]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/more-home-purchases-likely-over-next-couple-years-rbc-survey/40781</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[February housing starts beat expectations]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Matching a growing interest in Canadians to buy, housing starts were also up 6.1 per cent in February, surpassing forecasts.]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/february-housing-starts-beat-expectations/40782</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Montreal sales rise to pre-recession levels, prices follow]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Real estate sales volume last month in the Montreal Metropolitan Area shot up 45 per cent over the same time last year, according the latest figures. They were nearly the same as two years ago, however.
]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/montreal-sales-rise-to-pre-recession-levels-prices-follow/40785</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[CMAs 2010: Nominees for Lender BDM categories ]]></title> <description><![CDATA[We'd like to introduce our popular vote campaign, where our readers will get to help choose the winners in eight categories through an online voting system. We're asking you to pick who you think deserves to win and the results will be given to the judges to help them make the final decision. ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/cmas-2010-nominees-for-lender-bdm-categories/43584</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[CMAs 2010: Nominees for Lender Underwriter categories ]]></title> <description><![CDATA[The 2010 CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards are less than two months away -- here are the nominees for the CMHC award for Best Lender Underwriter and the award for Best Newcomer - Lender Underwriter. ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/cmas-2010-nominees-for-lender-underwriter-categories/43585</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[CMAs 2010: Best Advertising, Best Industry Service Provider, Best Community Service Effort]]></title> <description><![CDATA[The 2010 CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards are less than two months away. Here are the nominees for Best Advertising, the TMG award for Best Industry Service Provider, and the Home Loans Canada award for Best Community Service Effort

 ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/cmas-2010-best-advertising-best-industry-service-provider-best-community-service-effort/43586</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[ING Direct named title sponsor for 2010 CMAs]]></title> <description><![CDATA[CMP is happy to announce ING Direct has been named the title sponsor for this year's Canadian Mortgage Awards taking place April 23 in Toronto. ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/ing-direct-named-title-sponsor-for-2010-cmas/43589</link> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Federal budget cuts IMPP, standardizes prepayment disclosure]]></title> <description><![CDATA[The latest federal budget included moves that will affect the mortgage industry, including new regulations to standardize mortgage prepayment disclosure and the elimination of the Insured Mortgage Purchase Program. ]]></description> <link>http://mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/federal-budget-cuts-impp-standardizes-prepayment-disclosure/43583</link> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> <author><![CDATA[]]></author> </item> </channel></rss>