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VINE GROUP MARKET COMMENTARY - April 2025
The New World Order: Navigating Your Mortgage Strategy Amid Uncertainty. April 2025 In the current fast-changing economic climate,...
Jared Olmsted
Apr 23 min read
VINE GROUP MARKET COMMENTARY
BOC Rate Cut and Tariffs Kick Off 2025: Preparing Your Mortgage Strategy Amid Economic Uncertainty On January 29, the Bank of Canada...
Jared Olmsted
Feb 72 min read
MORTGAGE NEWS UPDATE
VINE GROUP COMMENTARY Exciting changes were proposed to Canada’s federal mortgage policy yesterday. Through these proposed changes, we...
SQ Marketing
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate again, more cuts 'reasonable' if inflation keeps easing
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate to 4.5 per cent on Wednesday.
Jared Olmsted
Jul 24, 20241 min read
Vine Group Executive Market Commentary
Spring Market Kick-off and How to Navigate Mortgage Rates The spring market is underway, and a notable uptick in sales activity has...
SQ Marketing
Apr 24, 20245 min read
NEW - Toronto Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT)
On September 6, 2023, City Council approved graduated Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) rates with additional thresholds for high value...
Jared Olmsted
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Good News On the Inflation Front Suggests Policy Rates Have Peaked
By Scott Westlake - The Westlake Team Today's inflation report showed a continued improvement, mainly due to falling year-over-year (y/y)...
Jared Olmsted
Nov 23, 20233 min read
Wine Pairing & Urbanation | Re-cap & Resources
From the Desk of Tina O'Brien What a great turnout for our Urbanation presentation today. We discussed a wealth of statistics and data...
Jared Olmsted
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Market Commentary by Vine Group - November 2023
The end of rate increases and why variable rates might be the best solution for many. During their October meeting, the Bank of Canada...
Jared Olmsted
Nov 10, 20234 min read
Some Numbers on the Housing Deficit
Memo from Tina O'Brien Please see below the sobering numbers on the housing deficit in the backdrop of immigration and the swell in the...
SQ Marketing
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Market Predictions
From the Desk of Tina O'Brien While we continue to feel a drop in activity in some pockets, now is the time to establish strong, working...
SQ Marketing
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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