Jan 17, 20212 minThe Seasons of your MortgageAs 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 17, 20213 minFinding the Downpayment for your First HomeIn our previous post on the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Plan (FTHBI), we looked at how the program could help first-time homebuyers...
Jan 17, 20214 minFirst Time Buyer Incentive PlanIf 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 17, 20213 minDo 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 minBuying 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 minWhy 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 minTop 3 Reasons to Use Jacqui Mulikow as your Mortgage BrokerFor 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 minUnderstanding the Mail from your Mortgage Lender & City Tax DepartmentYour Mortgage Annual Statement has just arrived... Your mortgage annual statement should be in your mail by now, and besides using this...
Jan 16, 20212 minNo 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 minEducation & Housing Solutions for Our KidsAre you shopping for grad dresses, picking out secondary schools, thinking about financial obligations around the corner? As our...
Jan 16, 20212 minLife Step #2: RetirementI 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 minMillennial Home BuyersCan 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 minCreeping CreditOutstanding 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 minAnnual Mortgage Statements ExplainedYou just received your Annual Mortgage Statement: Don’t just file it…. When your annual mortgage statement comes in the mail (usually...
Jan 15, 20213 minHomebuyers: How to get a Big Tax RefundThe $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...
Jan 15, 20212 minHow will your child escape student loans?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...
Jan 15, 20212 minWhat Does A Credit Score Really Say?A good credit report and credit score are important factors in determining whether or not you will be approved for a mortgage. Here are...
Jan 15, 20212 minDifferent Types of Mortgage RatesFixed Rate As its name suggests, a fixed rate mortgage charges a fixed interest rate for a set period of time – usually two, three, four...