Jun 30, 2026
Chasing the HST rebate on a new-build home? Before you switch from resale to new construction, this episode walks Canadian homebuyers through the real risks. Mortgage broker Stephen Green covers the new-build HST rebate confusion nobody can answer yet, a short-term-rental HST trap that can cost second-home...
Jun 16, 2026
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The Bank of Canada held its overnight rate at 2.25%, but Canadian mortgage broker Stephen Green says the real story is what the Bank actually said, not the number....
Jun 2, 2026
The Green Effect | Season 6, Episode 12
We are back with a jam-packed episode of The Green Effect, and Stephen is pulling absolutely no punches today. From chaotic wine country weddings and frustrating credit card fraud to deep-diving into whether we are in a "real" recession or just a half-assed make-believe one, we...
May 19, 2026
The Green Effect | Season 6, Episode 11: Spring Market Surge, Bond Yield Blues, and Navigating the Middle Class Squeeze
Fresh off a humid trip to Mexico, Stephen Green is back in the studio late on a Sunday night (coffee in hand!) to break down a week of massive, moving targets in the Canadian economic landscape. From a...
May 5, 2026
"Life is stupid expensive."
In Season 6, Episode 10 of The Green Effect, Stephen Green cuts through the noise of the latest Bank of Canada meeting and the quarterly monetary report to explain what’s actually happening on the ground for Canadian homeowners and investors. We’re in a market defined by "fragility," and...