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Resale housing forecast extended to 2011 http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-08_CREA-resale_housing_forecast_extended.stm OTTAWA – February 8, 2010 – The Canadian Real Estate Association has revised its forecast for home sales via the MLS® Systems of Canadian real estate boards in 2010, and extended the forecast to 2011. With Canadian economic growth rebounding from the recession, the unusually severe decline in sales activity in early 2009 is not expected to recur in 2010.  Annual activity … Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:20:00 MST http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-08_CREA-resale_housing_forecast_extended.stm January Housing Starts http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-08_CMHC-january_housing_starts.stm OTTAWA, Ontario, February 08, 2010 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate 1 of housing starts reached 186,300 units in January 2010. This is an increase from an annual rate of 176,100 units in December 2009, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). According to final figures, actual housing starts for 2009 totalled 149,081 units, with activity improving as the year … Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:58:30 MST http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-08_CMHC-january_housing_starts.stm Signs of Thaw in Corporate Attitudes Emerging, Says Governor Carney http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-04_BOC-signs_thaw_corporate_attitudes.stm WINNIPEG, Manitoba, February 04, 2010 — With improvements in financial conditions, economic activity, commodity prices, and confidence, the Bank of Canada anticipates that there will be a relatively modest recovery this year in business fixed investment in Canada, and an acceleration of investment spending in 2011. "The first signs of a thaw in corporate attitudes have begun to emerge," … Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:44:45 MST http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-04_BOC-signs_thaw_corporate_attitudes.stm Fixed or Variable Mortgage Rate? BMO Experts Offer Their Verdict http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-01_BMO-fixed_variable_mortgage_rate_bmo.stm TORONTO, Ontario, February 01, 2010 — With interest rates at a record low, a growing number of people are looking to purchase a home. Every homebuyer faces the age-old question of whether to choose a fixed or variable rate mortgage. “The question of whether to lock in to a longer-term fixed mortgage rate or stay in a variable rate has become an increasingly complex and important … Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:08:13 MST http://www.canequity.com/mortgage-news/archive/2010/2010-02-01_BMO-fixed_variable_mortgage_rate_bmo.stm