Jhoanna Hines

Jhoanna Hines

Canadian Mortgage Professional

Jhoanna Hines

lead cover writer

5 years experience

Jhoanna's specialty topics

housing market trends mortgage rates housing affordability

Jhoanna is a lead cover writer at Key Media specializing in B2B editorial across North American, Australian, and Asian markets. Her writing spans HR, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance, with bylines in Human Resources Director, Wealth Professional Canada, Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business, and more.

She has a certificate in freelance journalism from the British College of Journalism and also holds a Bachelor's degree in English. Jhoanna brings that editorial foundation to writing for the web, helping Key Media's articles reach the right professional audiences online.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I know what it means to trust a broker with a major life decision. That's the reader I write for — mortgage professionals who stay sharp on market trends to better serve clients”

Also published by

Human Resources Director · Canadian HR Reporter · Investment News · Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Insurance Business

Featured content from Jhoanna

Revealed: the cheapest (and most expensive) areas along the GTA's GO Transit line Canada rental market affordability splits along income lines, says CMHC It’s official: Canada is one of the world’s least affordable housing markets

Previous experience

  • Key Media — SEO editor and content writer
  • Key Media — Jr. SEO editor

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English, University of the Philippines
  • Certificate in Freelance Journalism, British College of Journalism
  • Subediting Masterclass, National Council for the Training of Journalists

Read the latest stories by Jhoanna

Bank of Canada rate decision: hold expected as trade war and inflation collide

Rate hold likely, but the real story is what happens to fixed and variable rates from here

Bank of Canada rate decision: hold expected as trade war and inflation collide

Questbank appoints Bekim Merdita as head of sales and marketing

Veteran lender joins Questbank to build broker trust from coast to coast

Questbank appoints Bekim Merdita as head of sales and marketing

Final regulatory approvals set for acquisition of Laurentian Bank

First announced in December, the move will see Laurentian split between two lending giants

Final regulatory approvals set for acquisition of Laurentian Bank

What the BoC's next decision means for the mortgage market

With rates widely forecast to hold, mortgage brokers face another quarter of renewal conversations with no clear relief

What the BoC's next decision means for the mortgage market

Revealed: the cheapest (and most expensive) areas along the GTA's GO Transit line

New data maps median sale prices near 70 GO stations. Gaps are wider than clients expect

Revealed: the cheapest (and most expensive) areas along the GTA's GO Transit line

Calgary's suburban office market leads the city's Q2 recovery

More than 203,000 sq. Ft. of positive absorption and falling Calgary office vacancy signal improving conditions for commercial lenders

Calgary's suburban office market leads the city's Q2 recovery

New Brunswick housing market shows mixed signals in May

Sales fell year over year, even as benchmark prices rose for a sixth straight month

New Brunswick housing market shows mixed signals in May

Reported US-Iran peace deal reduces Canadian mortgage rate hike threat

A US-Iran ceasefire has pushed oil prices lower — here's what it means for Canadian borrowers

Reported US-Iran peace deal reduces Canadian mortgage rate hike threat

Bank of Canada rate outlook 2026 points to a long hold, says RBC

Canada's economy is growing per person – but the provincial split is wide

Bank of Canada rate outlook 2026 points to a long hold, says RBC

Canada housing starts in May 2026 held near flat

Canada housing starts May 2026 data shows a flat trend and a 5.2% year-over-year drop, with CMHC flagging weaker supply momentum ahead

Canada housing starts in May 2026 held near flat