Laurel Loxam - Mortgage Broker

Laurel Loxam || September 26, 2024

Big week for mortgage rules: Feds announce key reforms

It’s been a big week for mortgage news, with both the federal government and OSFI rolling out important updates. The government has shared more details on its mortgage reforms, like...

Laurel Loxam || September 16, 2024

CMHC Mortgage Cap Raised to $1.5M, 30-Year Amortizations Expanded

The federal government today announced some sweeping changes to Canada's mortgage system in an effort to improve housing affordability and access. One of the key changes...

Laurel Loxam || September 04, 2024

Bank of Canada cuts policy rate to 4.25%

The Bank of Canada has dropped its policy rate to 4.25%, cutting it by 25 basis points this morning. This marks the third consecutive rate reduction by the central bank this year,...

Laurel Loxam || August 20, 2024

Inflation continued to ease in July

Canada's headline inflation rate slowed to a pace of 2.5% in July, Statistics Canada reported. The reading was in line with expectations and was down from June's headline figure of 2.7%. The...