Archive for June, 2021

Archive for June, 2021

Shawn Stillman Quoted on Mortgage Broker News – Is the housing market slowing down?

Posted on June 21st, 2021 by Leahs Mortgages

https://www.mpamag.com/ca/news/general/is-the-housing-market-slowing-down/287535 Speaking with Mortgage Broker News, Shawn Stillman (pictured), principal broker and co-founder at Mortgage Outlet, said that an eventual cooling off in the market was inevitable, with prospective homebuyers repeatedly frozen out in the hyperactive bidding process. “What I think is happening is that buyers have gotten frustrated with the market because they were […]

Banks Find Ways Around the New Stress Test – Video

Posted on June 8th, 2021 by Leahs Mortgages

Leah Zlatkin, LowestRates.ca expert and Principal broker at Brite Mortgage speaks to Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the mortgage stress test that came into effect June 1. 

Will the New Mortgage Rules Tame Canada’s Overheated Housing Market

Posted on June 5th, 2021 by Leahs Mortgages

Will the new mortgage rules tame Canada’s overheated housing market? Experts surveyed by the Star say they doubt it | The Star Asked if the stress tests and federal bank concerns would help slow home-price growth, mortgage industry expert Leah Zlatkin was much more dismissive. “My quick answer is absolutely not,” says Zlatkin, a consultant […]