CMHC Makes Policy Changes – Genworth & Canada Guaranty Stay Put It came as a surprise to many mortgage industry insiders when the Canada Mortgage…
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As we move into Spring, and as provinces across the country begin easing restrictions, The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is hopeful that home sales…
Mortgages and interest rates are still talked-about topics in the current economic climate. Here’s a recap. In January 2020, just prior to the pandemic surfacing…
A lot has changed in the last few weeks, much of it unsettling. The current COVID-19 health crisis has created some level of uncertainty among…
We’ve had back-to-back changes recently in the mortgage world – one direct, one indirect. The benchmark rate used to qualify will change downwards starting April…
Buying a home is a big investment. With so much at stake, it’s important learn what you can about the homebuying process as well as…
Happy New Year! As we enter this new decade, do you have some spending regret? You promised to stick to a budget; you promised to…
We have seen many challenges in the housing market over the past few years. Housing prices have been up and down; housing sales were down…
Buying a house should be an exciting time but it can get pretty stressful, not only for first time home buyers, but for move-up buyers…
What’s the Smith Maneuver? It’s a wealth-building strategy to create a tax-deductible mortgage. You may have heard, and envied, that mortgage holders in the US…