In 2008, when the sub-prime
mortgage crisis upended the multi-billion-dollar property valuation industry, Real Matters, a Markham, Ont. - based startup that provides property information to banks and insurance agencies, was in the unique position of being nimble in a market dominated by giants.
Efforts to limit or eliminate the
mortgage interest deduction, do away with the government - sponsored secondary
mortgage market, or require 20 percent down for an affordable
mortgage are just a few of the ways the financial
crisis and today's federal budget debate are
upending the generations - old consensus in Washington about the central place of home ownership in the United States.