The great National Post had an article today that said about 25% of Canadian’s polled do not agree with the federal goverment steping in and changing the mortgage rules. In case you have forgotten click here to see an earlier post. I have to mention that the poll was conducted by Angus Reid for ResMor […]
BOB IVRY Bloomberg News August 13, 2008 Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last five years now owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, according to Zillow.com, an Internet provider of home valuations. Home prices fell 9.9 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, giving 29 […]
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The Globe and Mail has done a great job telling the story of the collapse of the Sub Prime Mortgage market. You can read the whole story here or hang out here for my summary. When the real estate market in the US was extremely hot a few short years ago. People were getting loans […]
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ANDREW ALLENTUCK Globe and Mail Update August 9, 2008 at 2:37 AM EDT In British Columbia, a couple we’ll call Sylvia, 48, and Henry, 49, have an annual combined gross income of $80,000. They have a house they figure is worth $469,000, a couple of cats, no kids and a life they feel is constrained […]
It’s been a year since the ABCP market seized up and a rescue committee set out to salvage $33-billion in notes. A Globe and Mail investigation has found that breakdowns occurred throughout the financial system. On Saturday, the story of how the retail brokerage industry lost its way. On Monday, the two-part package explores the […]
David Berman, August 7, 2008 at 2:23 PM EDT It wasn’t that long ago that economists and observers put a brave face on the health of the Canadian housing market, arguing that tighter credit conditions, relatively moderate prices and a healthy economy would keep things humming, even as the U.S. market slid into oblivion. Now, there […]
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Alternative lender believes competing with banks will lower risk, allow it to pick up more business LORI MCLEOD 00:00 EDT Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Alternative lender Home Trust Co. is launching a line of traditional mortgage products that will compete directly with those offered by the banks. The Toronto-based lender hasn’t been pushed out […]
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The Canadian Press August 5, 2008 at 7:18 AM EDT Home Capital Group TORONTO — Home Capital Group Inc. profit was $26.6-million in the second quarter, an increase of 20.6 per cent over $22-million in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share were 77 cents, up from 64 cents for the second quarter […]
The Associated Press August 4, 2008 at 8:39 AM EDT LONDON — — HSBC Holdings PLC [HBC-N], Europe’s largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. mortgage loans mounted. Net profit for the first half of the year plunged 29 per cent to $7.7-billion (U.S.) from $10.9-billion […]
LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update July 31, 2008 at 7:49 AM EDT As the financial industry sits down with Ottawa this week to assess tighter mortgage rules, another lending product could find its way into the spotlight – cash-back mortgages. Keen to avoid a U.S.-style housing bubble, the federal government recently cracked down on […]
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The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM EDT TORONTO — First National Financial Income Fund reported “record profitability” in the second quarter, with revenue rising 23 per cent to $76.9-million from a year earlier and net income up 28 per cent at $30.1 million. Canada’s largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages raised its […]
GE exits Canadian mortgage business LORI MCLEOD REAL ESTATE REPORTER July 30, 2008 The global credit crisis has claimed another victim in the Canadian mortgage industry asGeneral Electric Co. winds up its mortgage operations here. After three years in the business, GE Money Canada said it will stop taking new mortgage applications tomorrow. It’s the latest […]
WASHINGTON — A Bush administration official said Monday the next government will inherit a record federal budget deficit for next year that approaches $490-billion (U.S.). The official said the deficit was being driven to record levels by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the […]
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JONATHAN STEMPEL Reuters July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM EDT NEW YORK — Even as Washington Mutual Inc. lost billions of dollars from risky mortgages, the largest U.S. savings and loan could rely on its credit card business to turn a profit. No longer. The thrift’s $175-million (U.S.) second-quarter loss from its card unit stemmed from […]
As taken from the Globe & Mail. See my comments below. The stock market would have you believe that the worst of the financial mess is over, and that it’s time again to buy, buy, buy. But Barry Ritholtz, who writes The Big Picture Blog, thinks the buying frenzy of the past week is a head […]
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Many Canadians oppose tougher mortgage rules!
The great National Post had an article today that said about 25% of Canadian’s polled do not agree with the federal goverment steping in and changing the mortgage rules. In case you have forgotten click here to see an earlier post. I have to mention that the poll was conducted by Angus Reid for ResMor […]
Debt outpaces home value for one-third of new owners!
BOB IVRY Bloomberg News August 13, 2008 Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last five years now owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, according to Zillow.com, an Internet provider of home valuations. Home prices fell 9.9 per cent in the second quarter from a year earlier, giving 29 […]
Why the Sub Prime market failed!
The Globe and Mail has done a great job telling the story of the collapse of the Sub Prime Mortgage market. You can read the whole story here or hang out here for my summary. When the real estate market in the US was extremely hot a few short years ago. People were getting loans […]
Debt reduction will help secure couple's retirement!
ANDREW ALLENTUCK Globe and Mail Update August 9, 2008 at 2:37 AM EDT In British Columbia, a couple we’ll call Sylvia, 48, and Henry, 49, have an annual combined gross income of $80,000. They have a house they figure is worth $469,000, a couple of cats, no kids and a life they feel is constrained […]
How ordinary investors got sold on ABCP!
It’s been a year since the ABCP market seized up and a rescue committee set out to salvage $33-billion in notes. A Globe and Mail investigation has found that breakdowns occurred throughout the financial system. On Saturday, the story of how the retail brokerage industry lost its way. On Monday, the two-part package explores the […]
The great Canadian housing myth!
David Berman, August 7, 2008 at 2:23 PM EDT It wasn’t that long ago that economists and observers put a brave face on the health of the Canadian housing market, arguing that tighter credit conditions, relatively moderate prices and a healthy economy would keep things humming, even as the U.S. market slid into oblivion. Now, there […]
Home Trust to offer traditional mortgages!
Alternative lender believes competing with banks will lower risk, allow it to pick up more business LORI MCLEOD 00:00 EDT Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Alternative lender Home Trust Co. is launching a line of traditional mortgage products that will compete directly with those offered by the banks. The Toronto-based lender hasn’t been pushed out […]
Home Capital hikes dividend!
The Canadian Press August 5, 2008 at 7:18 AM EDT Home Capital Group TORONTO — Home Capital Group Inc. profit was $26.6-million in the second quarter, an increase of 20.6 per cent over $22-million in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share were 77 cents, up from 64 cents for the second quarter […]
HSBC posts steep profit drop!
The Associated Press August 4, 2008 at 8:39 AM EDT LONDON — — HSBC Holdings PLC [HBC-N], Europe’s largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. mortgage loans mounted. Net profit for the first half of the year plunged 29 per cent to $7.7-billion (U.S.) from $10.9-billion […]
A zero-down mortgage by any other name?
LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update July 31, 2008 at 7:49 AM EDT As the financial industry sits down with Ottawa this week to assess tighter mortgage rules, another lending product could find its way into the spotlight – cash-back mortgages. Keen to avoid a U.S.-style housing bubble, the federal government recently cracked down on […]
First National profit rises 28 per cent
The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM EDT TORONTO — First National Financial Income Fund reported “record profitability” in the second quarter, with revenue rising 23 per cent to $76.9-million from a year earlier and net income up 28 per cent at $30.1 million. Canada’s largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages raised its […]
GE Money Pulls up stakes!
GE exits Canadian mortgage business LORI MCLEOD REAL ESTATE REPORTER July 30, 2008 The global credit crisis has claimed another victim in the Canadian mortgage industry asGeneral Electric Co. winds up its mortgage operations here. After three years in the business, GE Money Canada said it will stop taking new mortgage applications tomorrow. It’s the latest […]
U.S. to post record $490-billion budget deficit!
WASHINGTON — A Bush administration official said Monday the next government will inherit a record federal budget deficit for next year that approaches $490-billion (U.S.). The official said the deficit was being driven to record levels by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the […]
Economic woes hit U.S. credit card business!
JONATHAN STEMPEL Reuters July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM EDT NEW YORK — Even as Washington Mutual Inc. lost billions of dollars from risky mortgages, the largest U.S. savings and loan could rely on its credit card business to turn a profit. No longer. The thrift’s $175-million (U.S.) second-quarter loss from its card unit stemmed from […]
The worst is over? Think again
As taken from the Globe & Mail. See my comments below. The stock market would have you believe that the worst of the financial mess is over, and that it’s time again to buy, buy, buy. But Barry Ritholtz, who writes The Big Picture Blog, thinks the buying frenzy of the past week is a head […]