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July 12, 2022

America’s Largest Mortgage Brand Brings Innovation to Canada as Edison Financial Changes Name to Rocket Mortgage

Rocket Mortgage in Canada will deliver a tech-driven client experience to revolutionize the mortgage process for Canadians, just as its sister company has done in the U.S. Read Full Article

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January 4, 2022

Edison Financial VP On The Crucial Lessons He's Learned

355: Bekim Merdita from Edison Financial on Their Rocket-Like Growth in the Canadian Mortgage Space ... Listen Now

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December 22, 2021

Edison Financial VP On The Crucial Lessons He's Learned

Bekim Merdita (pictured), vice president of sales and business development at Edison Financial, has seen his nearly full decade of experience in the mortgage space bolstered by major positions in leading industry ... Read Full Article

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November 3, 2021

Why Windsor?

A lot of people have asked me that question over the past year, given that I live in Vancouver, while building Edison Financial with its headquarters in Windsor. There are many reasons we chose the city as our home base and below are ... Read Full Article

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September 7, 2021

How Windsor-Based Edison Financial Became One Of Canada’s Top Mortgage Brokerages In Less Than Two Years

The company had only 10 team members when the pandemic hit. Today it’s on track to reach $1 billion in annual loan origination by the end of the year ... Read Full Article

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August 26, 2021

Edison Financial Announces Expansion Into Third Province

Digital mortgage brokerage Edison Financial has announced that it will be expanding into Alberta, the third province in which it will be operating after Ontario and British Columbia ... Read Full Article

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July 29, 2021

Edison Financial Welcomes Staff Into Downtown Offices After Pandemic-Year Growth

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Windsor-based online mortgage firm Edison Financial had just launched with about 10 employees. More than a year later, the company has grown to around 70 employees ... Read Full Article

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July 25, 2021

Housing Market Continues To Moderate In June

OTTAWA, ON, July 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were down between May and June 2021 ... Read Full Article

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June 16, 2021

CREA Updates Resale Housing Market Forecast - Housing Activity Forecast To Continue Easing Over The Second Half Of 2021 And Into 2022

OTTAWA, ON, June 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate boards and associations ... Read Full Article

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June 9, 2021

President On Leading An Innovation-Driven Brokerage

Playing a central role in some of the most innovative players in the Canadian mortgage space has taught Hashem Aboulhosn (pictured), president and founder of Edison Financial, a unique approach ... Read Full Article

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May 17, 2021

Latest National Housing Data Confirms Market Is Taking Its Foot Off The Pedal

Following months of rapid-fire activity, Canada’s red-hot housing market finally showed signs of cooling in April, as home sales fell 12.5% from the all-time record high set in March ... Read Full Article

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April 26, 2021

Goodbye Cold Weather, Hello Hot Real Estate Market

The Windsor Essex region is looking forward to shiny days again in the outdoors, after a long winter. While snow piled on the ground, one thing stayed red hot ... Read Full Article

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April 15, 2021

Canadian Home Sales Just Marked Highest-Ever Activity Levels In History

To put it simply: Canada’s housing market was on fire in March, with home sales setting a new all-time record to mark the highest level of activity of any month — not just any March, but any month — in history ... Read Full Article

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February 9, 2021

CMP Recognizes 53 Mortgage Professionals Who Survived The Twists And Turns Of 2020, Turning Difficult Situations Into Extraordinary Opportunities.

How the Canadian mortgage industry's top professionals triumphed over the chaos of 2020 Read Full Article

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February 3, 2021

Windsor-Detroit Economic Partnership Offers 'Compelling Offer To The Rest Of The World'

Despite the stormWINDSOR, ONT. -- An economic diversification report going before Windsor city council Monday stressed the importance of its geography in creating new economic opportunities in the city ...y economic seas created by the COVID-19 pandemic, locally-based online mortgage firm Edison Financial expects to see a doubling of its workforce by year’s end ... Read Full Article

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February 1, 2021

Edison Financial Looking To Double Windsor Workforce By Year's End

Despite the stormy economic seas created by the COVID-19 pandemic, locally-based online mortgage firm Edison Financial expects to see a doubling of its workforce by year’s end ... Read Full Article

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May 1, 2020

Online Mortgage Firm Edison Financial Puts Down Roots In Windsor

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Edison Financial has planted roots in Windsor and launched its online mortgage service with big plans and a big backer ... Read Full Article

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January 30, 2020

Lendesk CFO Relaunches Own Startup, Raises Funding From Quicken Loans Parent Company

Digital mortgage startup Edison Financial has raised an undisclosed seed round from Rock Holdings, the parent company of United States-based Quicken Loans. ... Read Full Article

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January 29, 2020

Edison Financial Announces Seed Financing For New Digital Mortgage Startup In Windsor

WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The city of Windsor will soon welcome an exciting new fintech startup, as former Lendesk Technologies Chief Financial Officer Hash Aboulhosn today announced ... Read Full Article