Mortgage Alliance news

According to a recent RBC Economics Research study, Vancouver remains the least affordable city in Canada to buy a home – something that isn’t stopping first-timers prepared to lower their expectations, says one broker.

CMP magazine is sharing all of candidates for the upcoming Canadian Mortgage Awards, the most exhaustive and representative list in the awards’ celebrated history.

There is poetic justice in a woman winning $100,000 from the brokerage that secured her mortgage from the bank that originally turned her down.

Marketing a brokerage and maintaining a book is the goal of every broker. Mortgage Alliance does it once a year with an oversized cheque.

Some brokers are finding investor clients a safe harbour in the stormy sea of predictions for the housing market.

Sorry, kids. Brokers are gladly forsaking March Break vacation to capitalize on the return of first-time buyers to a flagging housing market.

Growing originations wasn't the only focus of brokers this year, with their collective efforts for charity surpassing last year's grit, determination and, indeed, generosity.

It’s always nice to have friends in high place, but as Mark David finds out, it’s even nicer to have American lenders willing to fund Canadian commercial deals

Brokers are looking to double their efforts in mining client databases, experimenting with social media and chasing refi business to ring in more revenues in 2013 even as the housing market continues to cool down.

Integration with CMHC’s Emili, automated communications and enhanced transaction analysis capabilities are three new upgrades to Mortgage Alliance’s origination software, MortgageBOSS.