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First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Checklist
First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Checklist
When you are making plans to buy your first home, it's impossible to know what you don't know. This first ...
What's The Best Mortgage Rate?
What’s The Best Mortgage Rate?
Published: Reputable mortgage specialists do not believe the number one factor in selecting a mortgage is the ...
Ready To Buy A Home? How To Assemble A Great Support Team
Ready To Buy A Home? How To Assemble A Great Support Team
Everyone needs a home-buying support team that includes a real estate agent, mortgage specialist, and real estate lawyer. As you ...
Your Down Payment
Why You Need A Down Payment Strategy
Having the right down payment strategy can save you a lot of money in the long term, and pay back ...
Mortgage Lingo You Need To Know
Mortgage Lingo You Need To Know
Glossary and explanation of important mortgage terms, with links to relevant articles that discuss the nitty gritty. Links to related ...
Mortgage Pre-Approval FAQs
Mortgage Pre-Approval FAQs
Mortgage pre-approval is essential to knowing what your affordability range is before you make an offer to purchase a home ...
Why Is My Mortgage Application Declined?
Why Is My Mortgage Application Declined?
Mortgage #FAILS. Learn the underwriting risk factors that lenders use when evaluating your mortgage application, and the top 10 reasons ...
First Time Homebuyer? The Government Wants To Give You Money.
First Time Homebuyer? The Government Wants To Give You Money.
How to get your share of government financial incentives available Canadian first time homebuyers. There's lots available, but in most ...
High Ratio Mortgages Explained
High Ratio Mortgages Explained
'High ratio mortgage' is a term many first time homebuyers haven't heard before, and often they don't understand how much ...
Aftermath of COVID-19: Dramatic Shifts in Housing Supply, Demand and Costs
Aftermath of COVID-19: Dramatic Shifts in Housing Supply, Demand ...
Adjusting to a post COVID-19 world, many things will be different, some permanently. We analyze how Canadian housing markets, including ...
10 Things Feature Images
Top 10 Things Your Home Buying Budget Needs To Include (In Additi...
How Do You Ensure Your Homebuying Budget Covers Everything You'll Need For Closing Day? Buyers quickly learn it's much more ...
Mortgages 101 -- What You Need to Know Before Applying For a Mortgage
Mortgages 101 — What You Need to Know Before Applying For a...
Most first-time buyers lack sufficient funds to purchase their home outright and require loan financing (a mortgage) to make it ...
How To Bypass Canada's Mortgage Stress Test When It Gives a False Negative
How To Bypass Canada’s Mortgage Stress Test When It Gives a...
Canada's mortgage stress test was designed to help ensure Canadians don’t overstep their financial means. However, there are special cases ...
Is Mortgage Pre-Approval Worth It
Is Mortgage Pre-Approval Worth It
Whether shopping for a new home, have a mortgage renewal coming up, want to refinance or just want to know ...
Mortgage Pre-Approval In Canada: What It Is & How To Get It
Mortgage Pre-Approval In Canada: What It Is & How To Get It
Mortgage pre-approval is used by lenders to “vet” borrowers and estimate spending ability for a home purchase. Seven factors determine ...
First Time Home Buyers Ontario: Everything You Need to Buy Your First Home
First Time Home Buyers Ontario: Everything You Need to Buy Your F...
In this primer for first time homebuyers, we examine how you know you're ready to take the leap, 7 steps ...
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