Send us a text In this episode of The Canadian Mortgage Show, Alex Pang and Alex Shanks break down a packed week of news that directly affects Canadian homeowners, buyers, and investors. We start with the new federal budget: a $78B deficit, capital spending framed as “generational investments,” and big ticket items like $25B for housing, $30B for defense, and $115B for infrastructure—but almost no direct bailout for housing. What does that mean for interest rates, jobs, and home prices over t...
All content for The Canadian Mortgage Show is the property of Alex Pang & Alex Shanks and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Send us a text In this episode of The Canadian Mortgage Show, Alex Pang and Alex Shanks break down a packed week of news that directly affects Canadian homeowners, buyers, and investors. We start with the new federal budget: a $78B deficit, capital spending framed as “generational investments,” and big ticket items like $25B for housing, $30B for defense, and $115B for infrastructure—but almost no direct bailout for housing. What does that mean for interest rates, jobs, and home prices over t...
Episode 57: Affordability by Amortization: The 50-Year Mortgage Era?
The Canadian Mortgage Show
51 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 57: Affordability by Amortization: The 50-Year Mortgage Era?
Send us a text Canada’s housing chessboard is shifting again. Alex & Alex break down OSFI’s proposed loan-to-income limits and why they could sideline small “mom-and-pop” investors while empowering institutions. They weigh amortization creep (30… 50 years?), collapsing pre-con condo sales, and why prices—not just rates—are driving affordability. Then they connect the dots between immigration policy whiplash (international student clampdowns, asylum spikes) and rents, jobs, and even mobile...
The Canadian Mortgage Show
Send us a text In this episode of The Canadian Mortgage Show, Alex Pang and Alex Shanks break down a packed week of news that directly affects Canadian homeowners, buyers, and investors. We start with the new federal budget: a $78B deficit, capital spending framed as “generational investments,” and big ticket items like $25B for housing, $30B for defense, and $115B for infrastructure—but almost no direct bailout for housing. What does that mean for interest rates, jobs, and home prices over t...