by Sabeena Bubber | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Finance, Mortgage
Let’s say you have a home that you’ve outgrown, it’s time to make a move to something more suited for your family. You have no desire to keep two houses, so you decide that selling your existing home, and moving into something new is the best idea....
by Sabeena Bubber | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, First Time Buyers, Mortgage
If you’re looking to save money for a downpayment; or to save money for anything really, it all starts with clarity. First, you want to get clarity around your income, then clarity around your expenses, and then you need a plan. And although this might seem...
by Sabeena Bubber | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, Mortgage
Relatively self-explanatory, an interest-only mortgage is one where your entire mortgage payment goes to interest and does not pay down the principal mortgage amount at all. So at the end of your term, you will owe the same amount as when you got your mortgage. So you...
by Sabeena Bubber | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog, Mortgage
If you’ve been a homeowner for many years, chances are, your property value has increased significantly. One advantage of homeownership is the opportunity to build equity. Home equity growth, partnered with the security of living in your own home, is why most...
by Sabeena Bubber | Oct 28, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, Mortgage
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. The Bank is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance, reinforced and supplemented...
by Sabeena Bubber | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog, Divorce, Mortgage
With the latest stats claiming that about half of marriages end in divorce and with around three-quarters of Canadians being homeowners, it’s important to know how to handle your mortgage if you decide to separate. Here’s a quick list of things to consider. You need...
