bouma.ca » a-real-estate http://www.bouma.ca/blog Helping Buyers and Sellers of Homes in Oshawa, Whitby, Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and the surrounding areas Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en CREA SATISFIED WITH CHANGES TO MORTGAGE RULES http://www.bouma.ca/blog/crea-satisfied-with-changes-to-mortgage-rules/ http://www.bouma.ca/blog/crea-satisfied-with-changes-to-mortgage-rules/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:26:09 +0000 admin http://www.bouma.ca/blog/crea-satisfied-with-changes-to-mortgage-rules/ OTTAWA – February 16th – Following this morning’s announcement by the Federal government, The Canadian Real Estate Association is of the view that the Canadian resale housing market is healthy, and does not require regulatory changes beyond those announced today. “Banks and governments should be cautious interpreting recent statistics, since comparisons are being distorted by recessionary activity a year ago and the subsequent rebound,” says Gregory Klump, CREA’s Chief Economist. “Current trends reflect the release of pent up demand when buyers moved to the sidelines during the recession

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]]> http://www.bouma.ca/blog/crea-satisfied-with-changes-to-mortgage-rules/feed/ REALTORS® welcome EI benefits for Self-Employed http://www.bouma.ca/blog/realtors%c2%ae-welcome-ei-benefits-for-self-employed/ http://www.bouma.ca/blog/realtors%c2%ae-welcome-ei-benefits-for-self-employed/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:49:39 +0000 admin http://www.bouma.ca/blog/realtors%c2%ae-welcome-ei-benefits-for-self-employed/ Ottawa – February 1, 2010 – On behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley, Rob Moore, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, joined today with Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) CEO Pierre Beauchamp to announce that self-employed REALTORS® can now participate in the Employment Insurance (EI) program. “From coast-to-coast-coast, a large majority of REALTORS® are self-employed,” says Mr. Beauchamp.

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