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29 Up in Smoke
Are you at risk of losing your investment to a government
property seizure?
By Ray Basi
37 Broker Beware
Property Disclosure Statements – unreliable even when
available
By Ray Basi
39 A New Age
e recently formed Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association
is shining a long-overdue spotlight on our industry, changing
the way brokers do business in Canada
By Robin Brunet
42 Fresh Consumer Insights
What Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's 17th annual
survey revealed
45 Challenging the Cap
Why other provinces should look to B.C.'s offering
memorandum model before implementing
a restrictive, unnecessary investment cap
By Samantha Gale
departments
10 Board of Directors
12 Update: News for mortgage brokers
17 Welcome to our New Members
18 Letters to the Editor: Views on current topics
columns
7 Report from the CEO
8 Report from the President
49 Legal Ease
contents
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22
Risky Business
Dealing with a property that's been linked to a marijuana grow-op? Don't get caught in the weed(s)
By Ray Basi
features