New HELOC Rules Make it Harder to Tap Home Equity

New HELOC Rules Make it Harder to Tap Home Equity

HELOC Rule Changes Have Not Made it Easier to Tap into Your Home Equity Over the last year, it’s become harder for Canadians to tap into their home equity. New mortgage rules, combined with higher interest rates, have made borrowing against home equity tougher.  Many...
New Mortgage Rules – The Stress Test

New Mortgage Rules – The Stress Test

Mortgage Stress Test – Not All Mortgages Are Subject to a Test Canada has some of the strictest mortgage lending rules around, and they’ve become increasingly strict since 2008 when a global financial crisis was precipitated in the United States. Over the course...