The Mortgage Group - Andy Vickers

Andy Vickers || June 22, 2023

Economic brief: OSFI increases capital buffer requirement for Canadian banks

Canada's banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has announced an increase in the capital buffer requirement for the country's largest...

Andy Vickers || June 16, 2023

Mortgage interest now one of the biggest drivers of inflation

In a twist of irony, the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hikes—meant to slow the economy and bring down inflation—are now one of the leading upward contributors to inflation. Mortgage interest...

Andy Vickers || June 08, 2023

The Bank of Canada delivers another rate hike. Are more on the way?

The Bank of Canada delivered a quarter-point rate hike this week, bringing its key lending rate to 4.75%. Markets had been split over whether the Bank would choose to lift rates at this meeting...

Andy Vickers || May 12, 2023

Mortgage consumers benefit from professional guidance and support: CMHC

The homebuying process can be overwhelming for anybody, but even more so for first-time homebuyers. But whether for a first-time home purchase or a second or third, all homebuyers benefit from...