Liezel Once

Liezel Once

Liezel Once joined KM International as a freelance writer in 2024, and has been writing for Mortgage Professional America and Canadian Mortgage Professional since 2025. She is a media professional with extensive background in broadcast journalism. Liezel worked as a radio, TV, and online news writer/reporter in the Philippines, covering national security, disasters, and the economy. She also contributed business, technology, and future of work articles to a BPO marketplace company.

Bank of Canada hike odds fade as CIBC economists flag ‘broken’ housing market

CIBC leaders sketched a long pause on rates and a slow thaw for housing

Bank of Canada hike odds fade as CIBC economists flag ‘broken’ housing market

StatCan study shows temporary residents barely register in homeownership market

New data challenges claims that non-permanent residents are driving Canada’s ownership boom

StatCan study shows temporary residents barely register in homeownership market

BoC’s next move likely to be a hike: RBC

But bank doesn’t expect any change until 2027

BoC’s next move likely to be a hike: RBC

Why buyer nerves, not rates, are holding Canada's housing recovery back

Confidence, yet confusion keeps many Canadians on the sidelines in 2026

Why buyer nerves, not rates, are holding Canada's housing recovery back

Here's how many rate cuts economists are now expecting in 2026

Economists now see 2026 as a holding pattern – with risks tilting to hikes

Here's how many rate cuts economists are now expecting in 2026

Canada's rental market finally loosens as vacancies rise and rent heat cools

Higher vacancies brought relief at the margins – but affordability remained stubbornly tight

Canada's rental market finally loosens as vacancies rise and rent heat cools

RECO freezes accounts at another real estate brokerage

Regulator finds 'significant shortfall' in accounts at Toronto-based brokerage

RECO freezes accounts at another real estate brokerage

Ontario assessment boom boosts tax base – but construction pipeline is slowing

New MPAC data showed strong gains in assessed value even as permits eased

Ontario assessment boom boosts tax base –  but construction pipeline is slowing

BoC's Macklem outlines a cautious path ahead in 2026

Central bank governor: 'I'm not going to put our policy on a timeline'

BoC's Macklem outlines a cautious path ahead in 2026

Parents' financial strain worsens as holidays, mortgage renewals loom

RBC poll found family finances near breaking point as costs climbed on all fronts

Parents' financial strain worsens as holidays, mortgage renewals loom