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The CEO of the largest Residential Real Estate lawyer in Canada Axess Law is our guest & do we have some interesting facts about Fraud attempts at the Lawyer's Office

Elder Abuse is off the charts when it comes to adult children trying to take advantage of elderly parents through Title & Mortgage Fraud & the stories about FAKE Wives are both sad & hilarious

Welcome to the world of RE law that you have never known before

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And why does it take so long to get anything in Ontario approved: I have the right person to give those answers.

Our Special Guest Ian Jones has nearly 60 years of experience building Condo, Commercial Mixed Use & you name it in North America

He had lived through the highs & lows of those 60 years of Building & Development in Ontario & no one can tell the story of the coming Condo Crash, the relentless challenges of Government induced expense & complexity better than Ian

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Today Fixed Mortgage in Canada have become a part of the ever changing, never calm, always in turmoil world of Donald Trump: Tariffs ON / Tariffs OFF / Tariffs for the Whole World. And throw in some US Federal Reserve Chairman Powell for a bit of extra action. Canada Bond Yields & Fixed Rates fell 2 weeks ago & 3.94% 5 – Yr Fixed Rates popped up everywhere, a week later Bond Yields retraced 20 bps & very low 4% became more normal. Let’s assume after Jerome Powells Hawkish stance that the US Fed has stopped Cutting for awhile (don’t believe the no cuts for a year stuff)

On the Canadian Housing front although Detached Sales showed signs of Life the Future of Pre-Construction Dog Crate Condos in 416 looks dark indeed. And in BC Premier Eby who was a leader in the fight for affordable housing is feeling the heat of a Big Budget Deficit. And Ron’s Rant points towards the future of Canadian Jobs & Economic well being.

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The big story of last week in Real Estate was a big downward shift in Fixed Mortgage Rates in Canada. Many Fixed Rates dropped below 4% with brief flashes of 3.84% on CMHC purchases

Some Conventional Rates under 4%

BIG DIFFERENCE from 4.59% - 4.39% just 2 months ago. Does this mean now is a good time to buy a house? MAYBE But with the return of the Trump Tariffs a possibility is buying a home today to chancy

And welcome Jeanine Borges our Butler Mortgage Office Manager to the Podcast & NO she didn't lose a bet with Sacha

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When we record the Pod on Friday there was still debate when Tariffs will start & whether Oil & Gas would be a carve out but please hear this: the volatility on Mortgage Rates is big. Huge fluctuations in 3 & 5 year bond yields are creating a Roller Coaster effect which may lead to lower rates this week

Resale Purchase business had ticked up in January but still tons of listings so a Buyers' Market which creates some of its own chaos

Bottom line? Mortgage Borrowers MUST shop for best rate

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Scott is the Manager for the Biggest Private Consumer Insolvency Firm in Ontario: Hoyes Michalos. Insolvencies based on Real Estate related issues have soared in the last 18 months.& Scott has the insights & analysis from the ground floor of the financial disaster zones

The lessons of Co-signers, the perils of building a rental empire, the confluence of everything going wrong at once & what can be done to work out debt problems. An episode packed with unique insights .

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Sometimes you must investigate what is going in the trenches of the mortgage business: what are borrowers saying, what they are they thinking. This week we have Sacha Fabry a Front-Line Mortgage Broker at our company who is fielding over 100 calls a week from mortgage borrowers. What kind of mortgage do they want, how bad are the renewal increases, is there really a mortgage rate WAR at the Banks? Why to NEVER trust the First Rate you are offered? Is it genuinely getting harder to get a mortgage? All this and more at Angry Mortgage.

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We needed a bigger Podcast to accommodate one of the most important people in the Mortgage Business: John Webster. John's contribution to the Mortgage Brokerage space is legendary & we cover the history of his innovations, breakthroughs & domination of Mortgage Broker Origination. We touch on Housing Policy, Mortgage Qualification & the implications of the new LTI Portfolio Rules & how they will effect mortgage borrowers in Canada. And how John is standing up a whole new mortgage operation: Maple Financial revolutionize Alternative Lending in Canada

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