Finance

TD Introduces Agentic AI To Mortgage And HELOC Application Reviews
Mortgages

TD Introduces Agentic AI To Mortgage And HELOC Application Reviews

​TD Bank says this is a first step towards "an end-to-end transformation of its Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL) operations."

Mortgages

How The Strait Of Hormuz Closure Is Impacting Your Mortgage Rate

In a world that runs largely on fossil fuels, almost everything stands to be impacted by an oil shortage of this size. One seemingly unlikely victim? Mortgage rates.

Real Estate News

RioCan To Sell 50% Stake In 592-Unit 'FourFifty The Well' Rental Tower

​RioCan REIT continues to sell its RioCan Living rental portfolio; sales have also been secured for Bellevue Phase One and Two in Montreal.

Economy

Bank Of Canada Holds Rate At 2.25% As Housing Activity Stays Muted

Trade uncertainty, a soft labour market, and affordability pressures are cited as headwinds for the housing sector.

REITs & Institutions

KingSett Capital, Choice Properties REIT To Buy First Capital REIT In $9.4B Deal

KingSett Capital will be acquiring around $4.4 billion of First Capital REIT's assets, while Choice Properties REIT will be acquiring the remaining $5.0 billion in assets.

Real Estate News

Mortgage Rates, Uncertainty Kept Canadian Buyers Sidelined In March

​Regionally, prices remain down year-over-year in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, offsetting gains recorded in other provinces.

Economy

Bank Of Canada Holds Interest Rate Steady In Second 2026 Decision

Today's decision leaves the policy interest rate at 2.25%, as many major Canadian banks and economists expected.

Economy

Where Every Big Bank Stands On Tomorrow’s Interest Rate Announcement

We’re going into this decision with a policy rate of 2.25% after two consecutive holds at the December and January announcements.

Finance

Newly Launched Financing Model Makes It Easier To Access Your Home Equity

The Home Equity Partners Inc. has debuted a HESA model in Canada, giving GTA homeowners the opportunity to access flexible financing by tapping into their home’s value. The best part? It doesn't involve taking on debilitating debt.

Mortgages

New Research Signals Mortgage Relief As Pandemic Renewal Wave Wanes

“Early in 2026, modest payment increases are expected to persist, but by the second half of the year, declines become the dominant outcome as the share renewing into lower rates takes over.”

Real Estate News

Crestpoint Buys 145 Wellington For $50.8M, Site Slated For H&R REIT Tower

H&R REIT announced the sale of 145 Wellington Street West in November as part of $1.5 billion in dispositions, but did not disclose individual sale prices.

Retail

For Shopping Malls, Is Yorkdale’s “Snobbery” Simply A Sign Of The Times?

In a court ruling on February 9, Justice Jessica Kimmel blocked Fairweather-owned brand Les Ailes de la Mode from moving into Yorkdale’s former Hudson’s Bay Company real estate. And from a brand perspective, the decision tracks.