Canadian Spring Real Estate Market Shows Promise for 2017
Spring is a unique season in real estate terms. It’s the time of year when we see the most activity, with “For Sale” signs dotting nearly every neighborhood, and open…
New Measures to Cool Red-Hot Property Market
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently reported that February home sales across Canada rose 5.2 percent on a month-over-month basis to reach a level that’s just 0.8 percent below…
Get Your Home Equity to Work for You
What is Home Equity? For those of you who are new to the real estate market, your home equity is the current market value of your property (home) minus the remaining…
Latest Mortgage Lending Rule In Effect Oct 17
How does the latest mortgage lending rule affect you? The federal government introduced a new mortgage rate stress test for all insured mortgages effective Monday October 17th creating a new…
How important is it to choose the right mortgage term?
Have you considered how important is it to choose the right mortgage term? Buying a new home is probably the most important decision most Canadians make. This means you will…
Why a Lowest Mortgage Rate Is Not Always the Best Rate for You?
Mortgage interest rates are always a subject of rivalry among lenders in Canada. This war has continued this year with a leading Credit Union announcing a 1.69% fixed rate mortgage…
Why use a Mortgage Broker?
If you are house hunting, get started on the right foot with the help of one of our Mortgage Brokers. We have the expertise to help you find the best…
New thinking on BoC rate hike
Brokers are anticipating a particularly busy 2014 as clients look to move before the Bank of Canada does, although there’s new thinking on the timing of its long-awaited hike in…
Breaking News: CMHC CEO appointment
The minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Jason Kenney, announced today that Evan Siddall has been appointed president and chief executive officer of CMHC for a five-year…