Archive for December, 2017

Archive for December, 2017

Elan Weintraub Quoted on Mortgage Broker News – Getting one step ahead

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Leahs Mortgages

  https://www.mortgagebrokernews.ca/news/alternative-lending/getting-one-step-ahead-235418.aspx Mortgageoutlet.ca, one of the largest brokerages in Canada, understands that B-20 will tilt business in the favour of private lenders and credit unions, and that cultivating strong relationships with them is the key to surviving 2018 and beyond. According to Elan Weintraub, a director and mortgage broker at mortgageoutlet.ca, being respectful of lenders’ […]

Shawn Stillman Quoted on The Financial Post – Canada’s housing risks haven’t gone away — they’ve just moved to the shadows

Posted on December 15th, 2017 by Leahs Mortgages

https://financialpost.com/real-estate/risk-shifts-to-shadows-in-canadas-whac-a-mole-housing-market Despite the expectation that MICs will see more business, McKitrick said the big financial institutions will adapt to new regulations to keep lending. Shawn Stillman, a mortgage broker at Mortgage Outlet Inc., said banks could lower their mortgage rates so homebuyers would still qualify under the new stress-test rules. “The bank doesn’t care because […]