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Are new CMHC rules curbing first-time buyers' enthusiasm?

Larysa Harapyn | Posted: June 12, 2020, 12:35 p.m. | Updated: June 12, 2020, 4:21 p.m. | 1 Min Read
A home for sale in Toronto.
A home for sale in Toronto.

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Phil Soper, CEO of Royal LePage, speaks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the CMHC’s new rules and their effect on first-time homeowners, as well as the effect of immigration restrictions on the market.

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