3 Things You can do to Get Rid of Your Mortgage

3 Things You can do to Get Rid of Your Mortgage

Mortgages are a strange animal. On one hand, mortgages empower home ownership. On another hand, they represent a huge amount of debt. For most of us, it’s the biggest debt we’ll ever have. So while we work hard to qualify for a mortgage, once we have it, we should...
7 Questions to Ask About Your Mortgage

7 Questions to Ask About Your Mortgage

Summer is ending, and for many of us, we’re already back to a daily routine with holidays over and children back to school. September has traditionally been a mortgage check-up month. Time to have review your mortgage, assess your current situation, see what...
Summer Mortgage news

Summer Mortgage news

We’re halfway through the summer months and mortgages may not be on the top of your mind these days, but there has been some Summer Mortgage News. Bank of Canada governor, Stephen Poloz, recently announced an increase in the bank’s benchmark interest rate from 1.25%...
Bank of Canada overnight rate now at 1.5%

Bank of Canada overnight rate now at 1.5%

As we predicted in June, the Bank of Canada announced last week that they’re raising their overnight rate to 1.50%, up 1/4 of a percentage point from the previous 1.25% and the highest it’s been in almost a decade. The Bank predicts that the global economy will grow...
Benefits of a Mortgage Broker

Benefits of a Mortgage Broker

So you’re considering buying a new place? Great! Here is some tried, tested, and true advice that you can use along the way. Regardless of how many homes you have owned in the past, how good your credit score is, how much money you have in the bank, how much you’re...
6 People who Think you Should use a Mortgage Broker

6 People who Think you Should use a Mortgage Broker

We’ve discussed several times various reasons why when buying your first home (or any home for that matter), it’s wise to use a mortgage broker. But you don’t have to take our word for it. Here are 6 people who’ve used our services this year: “Bryce and Teresa were...