As we Canadians prepare for the next season, we naturally organize our lives and our homes so that we are ready for the upcoming changes....

In our previous post on the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Plan (FTHBI), we looked at how the program could help first-time homebuyers...

If you had the chance to make a bigger down payment on a house, would you take it? That is the question we are going to answer today as...

Have you ever walked around your home saying, “I wish I had known about that before I bought my house.” But, being a first-time home...

As temperatures rise across the country (summer is coming, right?), we’re dreaming of getting out of the city. A weekend away at the lake...

Here are the top reasons why using an independent mortgage broker could be the best option for you. CHOICE One application with a...

For most of us, ideas about mortgages have been instilled in us by years of institutionalized adverting and marketing set up on the walls...

Your Mortgage Annual Statement has just arrived... Your mortgage annual statement should be in your mail by now, and besides using this...

Borrowed down payment still exists! If you DON’T have your down payment saved, but you DO have these conditions, you are a good candidate...

Are you shopping for grad dresses, picking out secondary schools, thinking about financial obligations around the corner? As our...

I just had a peek at a fun little site called “Adventures of Empty Nesters”! Looks like a lot of people are enjoying the same journey...

Can you guess how many baby boomers are in Canada? Does 3.2 million sound about right? Times that by 3 and now we’re talking… There are...

Outstanding debts can really drag us down... Credit is one of those things that seemingly takes on a life of its own. Fluctuating up and...

You just received your Annual Mortgage Statement: Don’t just file it…. When your annual mortgage statement comes in the mail (usually...

The $25,000 Ottawa allows you take out of your retirement fund to buy your first home sure doesn’t go as far as it used to. The Financial...

Since our kids are back to school this month, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a bit about college funds and student loans. In...

A good credit report and credit score are important factors in determining whether or not you will be approved for a mortgage. Here are...

Fixed Rate As its name suggests, a fixed rate mortgage charges a fixed interest rate for a set period of time – usually two, three, four...