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Jun 24, 2026
Why Canadians Are Building Homes Instead of Buying Them
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Paul StevensonHOST
But for you as essentially an exclusive construction lender in the auto area for now, at least like, what do you see or have you seen an increase in construction applications? And if you can like, just give us a bit of a sip of the fire hose as to what someone who wants to do that can expect when going through the process of getting construction financing.

Derek SerraGUEST
And ultimately, again, I think this is some of those, whether they're intended or unintended consequences of major shifts by the Canadian government and or Canadian business.

Derek SerraGUEST
So, you know, when we shift so hard away from foreign foreign buyer, the unintended consequences are in case is this inventory of condos, inventory of other things.
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Paul StevensonHOST
So for you as the lender, I'm someone who wants to build a home, like what sort of experience are you looking for? And what do they need to prepare for upfront before even having that conversation with Westboro or with their broker and Westboro?