
Guest column article


Hot Markets, Let’s Keep Cool Heads
Special to CMT, Will Dunning, Economist Once again we’re hearing chatter about overheated housing markets, and there are calls for new macro-prudential measures to reduce

Top Performers: Kelli Pardo
By Vanessa Chris, Special to CMT Some believe there are countless attributes that define a top performer in the mortgage industry, but for Kelli Pardo, only a few really

Mortgage Marketing: Starting on a Shoestring Budget
By Jackson Middleton, Special to CMT If you’re just getting started as a mortgage broker, I hope I’m not the first to tell you that this

Top Performers: Collin Bruce
By Vanessa Chris, Special to CMT Collin Bruce attributes his success in the mortgage brokering industry to one simple element: necessity. When he first started

Baseball and Brokering
By Dustan Woodhouse, Special to CMT Those who know me know I am not a huge sports guy. In fact, I tend to choose late

Technology Resources & Competition
By Michael Beckette, Special to CMT Every year or so comes the promise of a new mortgage broker network. They’re launched by successful entrepreneurial brokers who

Rumours of Lunacy
By Will Dunning, Economist Special to CMT Once again, there is speculation that the federal government will tighten mortgage insurance criteria — prompted by this

Subject-Free Isn’t Always Hassle-Free
Dustan Woodhouse, AMP, Dominion Lending Centres Special to CMT With the spring market in full swing and bidding wars playing out in some of our

Posted Rates & Penalty Pain
Angela Calla, AMP, Dominion Lending Centres Special to CMT When choosing between mortgages, knowing how different lenders calculate penalties can be essential. The market and