Jesse Flavell - Mortgage Broker

Jesse Flavell || August 20, 2023

Millennials need help with home ownership

Recent reports from two of Canada’s major banks – CIBC and ScotiaBank – offer a glimpse into the world of millennials and home ownership as well as the impact of the Internet on mortgage...

Jesse Flavell || July 24, 2023

Canadians are boosting savings amid economic concerns

Canadians aren’t taking any chances when it comes to their financial future as they prepare for the possibility of a forthcoming recession. According to data from TransUnion Canada, over a third...

Jesse Flavell || June 22, 2023

Economic brief: OSFI increases capital buffer requirement for Canadian banks

Canada's banking regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has announced an increase in the capital buffer requirement for the country's largest...

Jesse Flavell || June 16, 2023

Mortgage interest now one of the biggest drivers of inflation

In a twist of irony, the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hikes—meant to slow the economy and bring down inflation—are now one of the leading upward contributors to inflation. Mortgage interest...