Homeowners: Let's pay it forward
LET’S PAY IT FORWARD For many of you reading this, you already have a mortgage (a home). But for others, which may include your friends...
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Feb 272 min
Why there is no straight answer to "best mortgage rate"...
Over the past 5 years or so, there have been so many changes to mortgage products, qualifications, and rate categories, that giving out a...
Sep 20, 20231 min
What’s Going on in Real Estate, Fall of 2023
Calgary is unique in the Canadian real estate market right now. We are all aware of the "sellers" market conditions, and the lack of...
Sep 20, 20231 min
I am now offering Mortgage AND Real Estate Solutions!
I'm thrilled to share exciting news that will hopefully add value to our relationship over the coming years. I have recently earned a new...
Jan 1, 20233 min
What goes up, must come down… and vice versa!
In the real estate industry, as in most markets, what goes up, must come down. We have watched house prices move overnight into territory...
Jan 16, 20212 min
The Seasons of your Mortgage
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....
Jan 16, 20213 min
Finding the Downpayment for your First Home
In our previous post on the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Plan (FTHBI), we looked at how the program could help first-time homebuyers...
Jan 16, 20214 min
First Time Buyer Incentive Plan
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...
Jan 16, 20213 min
Do you know about Purchase Plus Programs?
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...
Jan 16, 20214 min
Buying a Vacation Property? Think about these costs first.
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...
Jan 16, 20212 min
Why Use an Independent Mortgage Broker?
Here are the top reasons why using an independent mortgage broker could be the best option for you. CHOICE One application with a...
Jan 16, 20212 min
Top 3 Reasons to Use Jacqui Mulikow as your Mortgage Broker
For most of us, ideas about mortgages have been instilled in us by years of institutionalized adverting and marketing set up on the walls...
Jan 16, 20212 min
Understanding the Mail from your Mortgage Lender & City Tax Department
Your Mortgage Annual Statement has just arrived... Your mortgage annual statement should be in your mail by now, and besides using this...
Jan 16, 20212 min
No Downpayment Saved? No Problem.
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...
Jan 16, 20213 min
Education & Housing Solutions for Our Kids
Are you shopping for grad dresses, picking out secondary schools, thinking about financial obligations around the corner? As our...
Jan 16, 20212 min
Life Step #2: Retirement
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...
Jan 16, 20213 min
Millennial Home Buyers
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...
Jan 16, 20212 min
Creeping Credit
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...
Jan 15, 20212 min
Annual Mortgage Statements Explained
You just received your Annual Mortgage Statement: Don’t just file it…. When your annual mortgage statement comes in the mail (usually...
Jan 14, 20213 min
Homebuyers: How to get a Big Tax Refund
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...
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