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Mortgage research is changing under our feet.

AI tools like ChatGPT now serve up instant, authoritative-sounding answers on rates, qualification rules, and product options before anyone even thinks about calling a broker or lender.

A recent Psychology Today article warns that when coherent answers are this easy to get, people may be more inclined to rely on them — rather than engage in the harder, more time-consuming work of developing a deeper understanding.

For mortgage originators, this creates both a challenge and an opportunity, and recognizing it is the difference between adapting to the AI era and watching it adapt around you.

Canadian macro data took the day off again. That left Bay Street traders fixated on U.S. numbers, which failed to impress. Jobless claims and home sales both fell short of expectations, driving yields lower, while a tech-led equity selloff piled on for good measure.

We've got some important new facts about the province's 98% financing program, including intel straight from lenders and insurers...

Canadian and U.S. yields diverged on Wednesday, driven by two releases: the BoC's Summary of Deliberations, which radiated uncertainty, and a U.S. jobs report that came in hotter than expected. None of it presents near-term threats to mortgage rates.

In a week devoid of meaningful Canadian data, the spotlight has swivelled south. Yesterday, bond markets spent most of their time stewing over a weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales report. That, plus more Trump-Canada squabbling (this time over a bridge), brought out the bond buyers. Now all eyes shift to today’s potentially consequential U.S. employment report at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Some important new details emerged on Nova Scotia's new low-downpayment program.

Monday's bond markets remained subdued in the absence of any meaningful economic data or shocks. But we nonetheless picked up plenty of signals that could steer rates over the medium term.