When Should You Start Looking for a House?
Purchasing a new home is a major decision. Whether it’s your first or fifth, there’s always something to learn and new challenges
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How to Deal with Unexpected Housing Costs
Making the transition from renting to owning comes with a whole other checklist of expenses, both routine and unexpected. Managing these new
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5 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Home
Even with a great team and a detailed plan, the journey to homeownership isn’t without its curveballs. With so many moving parts,
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Building Credit as a Homeowner
Just because you’ve been approved for a mortgage, doesn’t mean you get to stop caring about your credit score. Your credit score
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Ways to Pay Off Your Mortgage Sooner
For most Canadians, their mortgage is the largest debt they manage. Paying this off sooner can help build equity and save thousands
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Differences Between Lenders
Purchasing a home is full of hoops to jump through and red tape to navigate. It can be challenging for potential homeowners
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The Importance of an Emergency Fund for Homeowners
Before you owned your own home, you scraped together every penny to save up for a down payment and moving expenses. Now
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4 Things Lenders Consider When Looking At Your Application
Applying for a mortgage is just like writing an exam in school, it’s a lot easier to prepare when you know what
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Alternative Mortgage Financing
Recent mortgage rules have made it challenging for would-be homeowners to get approved for a mortgage. On top of the stress test,
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Second Mortgages: What You Need to Know
A second mortgage is a loan taken out on a property that is already mortgaged for the purposes of accessing the equity
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