Tips and Insights on Mortgages and Buying Homes

Unpacking private mortgage rates The first step in understanding private mortgage rates is to get back to the basics.  Let's ...
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Need money but don't want to sell your home? A reverse mortgage might be a good option For many Canadians, ...
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Fixed or variable rate mortgage: is rate the only thing to look at? One of the biggest questions you'll face ...
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This is why mortgage rates are suddenly way more complicated If you’ve been shopping for a mortgage lately, you’ll have ...
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What's the rush?  The financial "why" HSBC did an interesting study in the UK in 2014.  It suggested that if you buy ...
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"Conditional on financing" - do I need this? When you find the condo or house of your dreams, and want ...
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What is an Interest-Saving Mortgage? One of the problems in the mortgage industry is the way mortgages are advertised: usually ...
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Do your own personal stress test There's been a lot of freaking out about the latest rendition of the mortgage ...
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Purchase - or refinance - before the rules change in January If you’re looking to buy with a down payment ...
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Many factors can make it hard to make your mortgage payments Sometimes unforeseen financial circumstances can result in your having ...
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It’s easy to look online for a mortgage rate. But most mortgages vary only slightly on that. So how do ...
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First-time homebuyers survey This past June, Mortgage Professionals Canada published their survey results on the next generation of homebuyers - ...
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