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Forecasting Canada’s Housing Market in 2021
Earlier this year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation made a now-infamous prediction that home prices would fall by up to 18% over the course of 2020 and into 2021. Instead, prices have since risen by approximately 22% to $603,000, as of November. That...
Should I Refinance My Mortgage?
I think we can safely say that 2020 has been a strange year. A year of lockdowns due to a pandemic, financial support from the government, and the lowest interest rates in recent history. This has led to a rise in the number of homeowners who are considering...
Revisiting Fixed Vs. Variable Mortgages
It’s the classic rate decision many mortgage shoppers are faced with. And it’s only been made more complicated since the start of the pandemic. Towards the latter half of 2019, variable rates were flying off the shelves with rates as low as prime – 1%. A lot has...
Mortgage Deferrals Coming to an End
When the pandemic hit Canada in March, and we were asked to stay at home, and that all but essential services remain open, many were concerned about how they were going to pay the bills, including their mortgages. To their credit, lenders and mortgage insurers stepped...
How To Qualify For A Mortgage In An Uncertain Market
With COVID-19 challenges that include layoffs and deferred mortgage payments, getting a mortgage may be a bit tougher for some, whether it’s for a first home, or refinancing to consolidate debt, or simply renewing your existing mortgage with a new lender to take...
The Ten Commandments of Buying a Home
Here are some tips for anyone that has been approved for a mortgage. Once you have been approved and provided all of your supporting documents to your mortgage broker there are some guidelines to follow to ensure that you do not run into any problems with your...