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Bridge Loans: What are they and how do you use them?  Anyone who has bought and sold a home in the past knows it can sometimes be tricky to get the closing dates on both deals to line up perfectly. This is often crucial for a buyer since they normally rely on all or...

Banking Regulator making some changes to Home Equity Lines of Credit Last week, Canada’s banking regulator unveiled new rules that will govern how borrowers may use Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs). The new guidelines unveiled by the Office of the Superintendent...

Your Mortgage Renewal Questions Answered Many homeowners dread mortgage renewal time, especially when interest rates are rising as they are today. It means you’ll likely be resetting your mortgage at a higher rate, with higher monthly payments. But as always, you have...

Thinking About Buying A Rental Property? Here's what you need to know. Over the course of the pandemic, the desire for more space and a place to just hunker down surged. For some, that place was a cottage or other type of recreational property. Fast-forward to today...

Is Now A Good Time To Refinance Your Mortgage? The big news in the mortgage world these days has been the steady increase in fixed mortgage rates. Since the start of the year, fixed rates have risen approximately one percentage point or 100 basis points. As a general...