A new credit union for Toronto’s Jewish community is planning to help first-time homebuyers secure a mortgage
The first credit union approved by provincial regulators in over a decade is the first one to focus on the Jewish community—especially its growing need for accessible mortgages. Lighthouse Credit Union will provide many of the same services as a traditional bank, but its priority will be to help first-time buyers in Toronto’s competitive and […]
Cash-poor but land-rich synagogues and churches are now being urged to consider creating affordable housing
As shrinking membership and soaring costs doom houses of worship across Canada, a new idea is offering some a way to survive while also helping to solve a chronic shortage of affordable housing. The basic idea is to replace financially challenged churches and synagogues with new buildings combining worship space, market-price and affordable housing, as […]
