By Sean Cooper After mortgage rates had been on the rise for the last year or so, mortgage rates are dipping. Low mortgage rates aren’t just a boon for first-time…
by BRITTANY ANAS Looking back, I was an easy-to-please buyer—pretty much the opposite of anyone on “House Hunters.” Case-in-point: My 28-year-old self was impressed that the cheap, very standard mirrors…
As spring approaches, you may look around your home and feel inspired to brainstorm potential design updates as part of your overall spring cleaning. Whether you want a total makeover…
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If you’re looking for a mortgage on a home purchase — or to renew one on a home you already own — is a mortgage broker or a bank your…
If Scott Money had been allowed to borrow more from his RRSP for a down payment, the first-time Toronto homebuyer says he and his wife would have stashed a greater…
Listings have increased by 15% since January of this year. Here are the predictions for 2019 The CREA predicts home sales to rebound slightly (2.1%) from 2018 Royal LePage is expecting a 1.3%…
"Last year marked the beginning of a new era for Canadian households," economists at CIBC declared in a report issued in September. For the first time since the early 1990s,…
Steve Huebl NOVEMBER 8, 2018 The word is out on a little-known policy used to qualify anyone with a HELOC who is applying for additional financing.Several of the Big Six…
A recent widely published report by CIBC estimated that a record 47% of all Canadian residential mortgages will come up for renewal in 2018. So, should you renew with your…