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"'Tis the season Joe Jacobs, president of Mortgage Connection Inc. in Calgary, said the best way to qualify for a mortgage is to decrease or eliminate other debts. Photo by Adrian Shellard/For CREB®Now "Five things about household debt in Canada "5 things about housing needs "CMHC tightens lending requirements for insured mortgages Getty Images "Mortgage matters: options and advice for anyone falling behind on payments due to COVID-19 Getty Images "Maxing out: why mortgage pre-approvals can be a double-edged sword Getty Images "Rinse and repeat Richard Cho, pricipal market analysis for Calgary with CMHC, expects rental vacancy rates to hover around seven per cent in 2017. Photo by Wil Andruschak/for CREB®Now "Foreign interest in apartment sector unchanged: report "Future of housing Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Alberta CEO Donna Moore said one of the organization’s top concerns when it comes to the development of a national housing strategy is to address affordability for first-time buyers.. Photo by Adrian Shellard/For CREB®Now "Calgary housing market 'overvalued' "55 Years of Calgary Real Estate: 2002 CREB® President Joyce Travis Joyce Travis believes adaptability served her well as CREB® president in 2002, and is largely behind the longevity of her real estate career. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "Goodbye YVR, hello YYC? CMHC’s Richard Cho said that foreign investment still represents just a sliver of Calgary’s total residential housing market, even though it has increased from 0.2 to 1.1 per cent in just over a year. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "Renters' paradise Gerry Baxter, executive director of the Calgary Residential Rental Association, said the vacancy rate among members of the association is between eight to 10 per cent. Photo by Wil Andruschak, for CREB®Now "Five things about CREB®'s Mid-Year Forecast "55 Years of Real Estate: 2005 CREB® president Marilyn Jones Marilyn Jones began her career in Calgary real estate in 1975. She served as CREB® president in 2005, a year which saw Calgary experience similar flooding to that seen in 2013. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "Five things about population impact on housing "Figuring out the financials "Long live the auto Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. regional economist Lai Sing Louie said many Calgary homeowners still want the freedom to come and go with a car at their disposal, and they’re willing to pay for it. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "The ABCs of your first mortgage BMO mortgage specialist Laura Parsons encourages first-time homebuyers to take advantage of government or mortgage insurers' programs. CREB®Now file photo "Taking the plunge Lisa and Booker Zaytsoff said saving and doing their research paid off when buying their first home. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "Over-under RESOLVE executive director Sheryl Barlage says the economic downtown is impacting overcrowding in Calgary homes. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "5 things on housing market's health The scaling back of single-detached home starts has contributed to a decline in the number of units under construction, thus posing minimal risks of destabilizing the market, according to a new report. CREB®Now file photo. "Weak conditions expected to dampen housing starts "Calgary vacancy rates to rise, rents to decrease: report "Calgary housing prices to decline further: report "Housing market correction fears exaggerated: report "Long haul for local housing market CMHC's Richard Cho says everything from employment levels to household income and migration to spending levels signal to tough times ahead for the local housing market. CREB®Now file photo. "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown