For just over $10 billion, the Chinese have completed the world’s largest airport just south of Beijing that can accommodate almost 200 million passengers a year (Pearson was at 35 million before COVID). The airport was complete …

A recent BOC survey of Canadian business shows that entrepreneurs are worried about supply chain issues, labour shortages, and ability to meet consumer demands – especially if high inflation persists and higher rates kick in. Ov …

What is bridge financing Bridge financing is a short-term lending option that helps homebuyers bridge the gap between their old and new homes when their closing dates aren’t aligned. It is also an excellent short-term solution for …

As home prices continue to rise across Ontario there is no surprise why homeowners are interested in tapping into their equity by means of home equity loans. A home equity loan from Tembo Financial is an easy and flexible way for Onta …

Canada’s economy added a net 153,700 jobs in November, well above analysts’ expectations of 35,000, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.0 per cent, beating expert estimates of 6.6 per cent and edging closer to the Februar …

The Ministry of Finance has released an updated 5-year inflation mandate for the Bank of Canada – under the auspices of the Deputy PM & Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland. The inflation target is unchanged at 2%, and econ …

As a private mortgage lender in Ontario, there are a number of reasons why clients seek private mortgages. Many Ontario homeowners have accumulated equity in their homes and they look for solutions to tap into this equity. An easy sol …

Given the BOC’s recent signals that QE is over and that rates will be going up earlier than previously expected, the media narrative is showing signs of change. We’re now seeing more and more articles talking about a marke …

Election 2021 is finally behind us. The end result of this $600M snap election in the middle of a fourth wave is a parliament that is almost exactly the same as the one that preceded it. As the Liberal Party did not lose any seats, th …

In our final Election 2021 housing blog post, we’re looking at the third party NDP’s platform under leader Jagmeet Singh. As is expected for the housing section of an NDP platform, it starts with building affordable housin …

In a recent briefing to the media, Premier Ford had the following message: “Everyone’s worked hard: healthcare folks have worked hard, the people of Ontario… we just can’t go back, we have to go forward. We c …

The media have been whispering about a snap summer federal election for many months now, and the tempo of these ramblings has been increasing. In addition to the media chatter is a relentless amount of federal announcements in the las …