Refinancing Part 1- When Would You Consider Refinancing?

Have interest rates fallen? Or do you expect them to go up? Has your credit score improved enough so that you might be eligible for a lower-rate mortgage? Would you like to switch into a different type of mortgage? The answers to these questions will influence your decision to refinance your mortgage. But before deciding, [...]

Fixed or Variable?

What is the right choice for you? It can be confusing especially in an environment where fixed rates are still at a record all time low and Prime Rates are on the rise. The media creates a frenzy with every movement in Prime, we know it’s going to increase, and we know the Government has to [...]

Housing Bubble Threat Resurfaces as Prices in Major Markets Hit 30-Year Highs

By Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press TORONTO – Home sales may be slowing, but prices in six of Canada’s largest housing markets are in bubble territory for the first time in 30 years — and a U.S.-style correction is still not out of the question, according to a report from an Ottawa-based think tank. The [...]

Buying a New Home? What You Should Know!

If you are taking the next step in life and purchasing a home, chances are that you are feeling the pressure and the anxiety that goes along with this difficult decision.  Those who buy homes are very anxious, eager to get any information they can about real estate.  Before you buy a home, it always [...]

Central Bank Hikes Key Interest Rate by Quarter Point

The Bank of Canada acknowledged Canada’s economic recovery by raising its trend-setting interest rate to 0.75 per cent, but warned of a weak global economic picture. While saying that consumer and government spending continue to drive the Canadian recovery, Bank Governor Mark Carney admitted that the rebound from the recession will unfold more slowly than [...]