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- First National reports on key CMHC updates to its multi-unit mortgage loan insurance programs
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s fall 2024 update and commercial market outlook
- Bank of Canada reduces its policy interest rate for the fourth time in 2024
- Market Commentary: A catch-up and overview of the markets
- Bank of Canada reduces its benchmark interest rate to 4.25%
- A mid-year update from Scott Mizzen
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s summer update and commercial market outlook
- Bank of Canada reduces its benchmark interest rate to 4.50%
- Borrower Perspectives: Rob Piroli, President, Piroli Group
- First National comments on key CMHC policy enhancements
- Bank of Canada reduces its benchmark interest rate to 4.75%
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s spring market and business update
- Market Commentary: An overview of this week’s federal budget
- No change in Bank of Canada benchmark interest rate today
- First National’s Atlantic Canada team pushes for another billion-dollar year
- First National reports record annual commercial originations, prepares for more in ‘24
- Bank of Canada keeps its benchmark interest rate at 5.0% (for now)
- Market Commentary: Rate and GDP update and US employment numbers
- Market Commentary: An update on rates, the BoC meeting and US GDP
- New Year’s resolutions you can count on from First National’s Québec team
- Bank of Canada starts 2024 by keeping its benchmark interest rate at 5.0%
- Market Commentary: A look at this week’s inflation numbers and recent housing market activity
- Market Commentary: An overview of this week by the Treasury Guy
- Happy New Year from your commercial mortgage team at First National
- Market Commentary: Jason Ellis reviews this week’s numbers
- Market Commentary: First National’s Treasury Guy, Jason Ellis, provides a year in review
- Season’s greetings from your Ontario team at First National
- Borrower Perspectives: Clark McDaniel, Williams and McDaniel Property Management
- Bank of Canada holds its policy interest rate steady, updates its outlook
- Market Commentary: Softening economic data equals rate hold?
- Market Commentary: CMB survives
- Market Commentary: An update on today’s announcements and what to expect.
- Market Commentary: Peak rates?
- Borrower Perspectives, Houselink and Mainstay Community Housing
- First National reports Q3 results, issues market update
- Bank of Canada holds its benchmark interest rate steady, updates economic forecasts
- Market Commentary: Rates up, CMB up? Part two
- Tax relief for new rental housing projects is on its way. Be ready with First National.
- Bank of Canada leaves its benchmark interest rate at 5.0%
- A mid-year update from Michael Williams
- A market update (and thank you) from your First National Atlantic Canada team
- Market Commentary: Rates up. CMB up?
- First National reports Q2 results, leans in for the second half of 2023
- Persistent inflation leads the Bank of Canada to increase its benchmark interest rate
- Economic growth leads the Bank of Canada to increase its benchmark interest rate
- A message to all First National clients in Ontario
- Market Commentary: Higher for longer, again?
- Borrower Perspectives: Judy Leung, Chief Financial Officer, Westbank
- A First National Q1 update
- Borrower Perspectives: Ron Lovett, Founder and Chief Community Officer, VIDA
- CMHC announces changes in premium rates effective June 19, 2023
- An invitation from First National’s new Western Canadian business leader
- Bank of Canada holds its benchmark rate at 4.50%, updates its outlook
- Market Commentary: SVB, volatility and rates
- A First National business update from Jeremy Wedgbury
- Bank of Canada maintains its benchmark interest rate to 4.50%
- Moray Tawse's key takeaways from the RealCapital Conference
- The Bank of Canada’s overnight rate rises another 25 basis points
- A new year message from Jeremy Wedgbury
- Season’s greetings from First National Québec
- The Bank of Canada’s overnight rate rises another 50 basis points.
- A Q3 progress report from Jeremy Wedgbury
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate to 3.75%.
- Market Commentary: An overview of credit spreads, interest rates and key announcements.
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate to 3.25%
- Market Commentary: An overview of interest rates, the BoC meeting next week and more
- Borrower Perspectives: Scott Bearss, Partner and VP Finance - Elevate Development Corporation
- Mid-Range Hedge: How three leading First National clients profited from our newest innovation
- A mid-year progress report from Jeremy Wedgbury
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate to 2.50%
- In Conversation with Veronique Clermont
- Borrower Perspectives Revisited: Yufeng Wang and Chris Luczka, Baydo Development Corporation
- In Conversation with Aaron Cameron
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate to 1.50%
- Market Commentary: An update on the newly issued CMB, rates, inflation and more
- Celebrating 40 Billion dollars in MUA
- The Wedgbury Report: Commercial property financing spring 2022 update
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate (again), issues New Monetary Policy Report
- Market Commentary: Here’s an overview of the good, the bad and the ugly of the markets
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s key takeaways from Tuesday’s RealCapital Forum on valuation and underwriting
- Bank of Canada increases its benchmark interest rate, updates its 2022 outlook
- A First National progress report
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rate steady, updates 2022 economic outlook
- A new year’s message from your team at First National
- Season’s Greetings from Michael C. Williams
- First National’s team on the ground surveys B.C. storm damage and long-run implications
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rates steady in final decision of 2021
- CMHC to eliminate flex, introduce major new affordable housing incentive
- First National’s Jeremy Wedgbury on how much risk faces capital and debt markets in 2022
- The Wedgbury-Kim Report: The state of commercial property financing heading into 2022
- Market Commentary: The market reaction to this week’s BoC announcement and what it means for you
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rates steady, ends special quantitative easing
- First National’s Damir Jesic on risk and return in Calgary’s commercial real estate market
- Anti-Money Laundering 2021: Frequently Asked Borrower Questions
- Market Commentary: A post-mortem of this month’s bond sell-off
- Adam Powadiuk’s takeaways from the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
- Market Commentary: Rates, curves, the BoC announcement and more
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rates steady
- Québec Commercial Property Financing: A First National Mid-Year 2021 Report
- A mid-year business update with Jeremy Wedgbury
- Borrower Perspectives: Joe Caprera
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rates steady, publishes quarterly outlook
- Market Commentary: A look at this week’s yields
- Market Commentary: A review of the week, the market reaction and what it means for you
- How leading property owners protect themselves from soaring insurance costs: Part two
- How leading property owners protect themselves from soaring insurance costs: Part one
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark interest rates steady, updates its economic outlook
- Andrew Drexler’s Key Takeaways from the Land and Development Conference
- Market Commentary: Find out the latest news on rates and curves and the Canada Mortgage Bond here
- Innovation Series: Mike Geric Construction
- Canadian Pacific Perspectives with First National’s Michael Yeung: 2021 - Volume II
- Canadian Pacific Perspectives with First National’s Michael Yeung: 2021 - Volume 1
- Our agenda for a new reality
- Market Commentary: Read a review of this week’s budget and BoC announcement here
- The Bank of Canada made its interest rate decision today
- Market Commentary: A guide to next week’s BoC rate announcement and the federal budget
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s Key Messages from the 2021 Vancouver Real Estate Forum
- Russell Syme’s Key Takeaways From Today’s Western Canada Apartment Investment Conference
- First National introduces game-changing conventional term program
- Borrower Perspectives Revisited: Tavish Rai, Abstract Developments
- Key takeaways from First National’s commercial property insurance briefing
- Forward thinking with Thomas Kim
- Find out about rates and curves, February’s employment numbers and this week’s BoC announcement here
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark rate steady, updates economic outlook
- First National reports record 2020 results, comments on four new industry developments that deserve a timely response
- Mitigate rising bond yields with First National's hedging program
- Jeremy Wedgbury’s key takeaways from today’s RealCapital Forum on alternative lending
- Aaron Cameron’s observations from today’s RealCapital Forum on valuation and underwriting
- Borrower Perspectives Revisited: Gord McMehen, Conundrum
- Market Commentary: A review of this week’s changes in yields
- Did you miss the latest economic releases? Read about them here.
- A pandemic check up with Samuel Lasanté
- Bank of Canada holds benchmark rate steady, updates economic outlook
- Market Commentary: What’s happened in 2021 so far? Find out here.
- Welcome to 2021 and new beginnings with First National
- Borrower Perspectives: Danny Iannuzziello on coping with COVID
- Market Commentary: How have rates changed this month? Find out here.
- Borrower Perspectives: Yufeng Wang, President and CEO and Chris Luczka, Vice President Finance, Baydo Development Corporation
- Borrower Perspectives Revisited: Louis Lawen, The Lawen Group
- Borrower Perspectives: Frederic and Alexandre Godbout, Atwater Properties
- Borrower Perspectives Revisited: Kevin Green, Greenwin
- Borrower Perspectives: Ed Geric, President & Kevin Norman, Vice President, Finance, Mike Geric Construction
- Borrower Perspectives: Ash and Mona Singh, Equity Builders
- What was the major takeaway from this week’s BoC announcement about interest rates? Find out here
- Andrew Masliwec reviews this week’s yield rates, economic news and retail sales
- Podcast: Growing a Large Portfolio with Noah Gordon of Menkes Developments
- First National discusses interest rates, Canada’s employment figures and real estate data
- Strong economic data shows increases in CMB bonds
- Core measures of inflation may cause the market to reconsider July's rate hike
- Subtle suggestions the BoC is confident in the housing market
- Before and after: Key financial metrics of 2016
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