The Glue: What Keeps the Housing Market from Falling Apart Completely?
One company owned by one bigger company is holding the whole housing market together… for now. And they’re making billions
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Author: Braden Maccke
The Lockheed F-35 Lightning II, By The Numbers
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II has been in the development stage for several decades, and remains in
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You Mad, Bro? Blame The Media.
Ethan Faber, Director of CTV News Vancouver, has apparently resolved to stick up for the company more in 2023. The
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Peter Aceto: Habitual Line Stepper
Feature image of Peter Aeto, and his 2015 book “Weology” borrowed from Speakers Spotlight. When Health Canada froze 5,000 kilos
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The OSC Gave Up on CannTrust
Ontario’s securities Watchdog, pictured here in hot pursuit of CannTrust executives doing fraud. Best-in-class financial columnist Matt Levine frequently points
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Mortgage Amortization, Illustrated
Mortgage amortization is the length of time it will take to pay off the entire interest and principle of a
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The SBF Interview Tour, Condensed
It’s been just hours since Sam Bankman-Fried last spoke with the press or public. The November 30 SBF interview at
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The Royal Bank Has No Interest In Lower Housing Costs
In our last post about housing costs, this column looked at the anatomy of the average mortgage, and the squeeze
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Mortgage Trigger Rates, Illustrated
Variables, adjustables, and the Mortgage Mafia’s itchy trigger rate finger. The Canadian housing boom boomed LOUDLY. Everyone felt the vibrations
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Canadian Housing: CMHC’s Secret Borrowers
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Crown corporation responsible for administering Canada’s National Housing Act, like any good
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