March 26 Update: BMO AIR MILES Mastercard review updated, Aer Lingus providing 10% extra on vouchers, British Airways suspends all Canadian flights until April 17 + MORE Mar 27th

As average home prices in Canada top $500,000 (and rise above $1 million in cities like Toronto and Vancouver), some Canadians may wonder if they’ll ever be able to buy the place of their dreams. One option for some is to find another person—a parent, sibling or another close relative—to co-sign their mortgage.
Why Would Someone Ask You to Co-Sign?
Co-signing a mortgage is a way to help someone else get a mortgage for a home. If your loved one has poor credit, low savings or isn’t employed, agreeing to co-sign may help lenders look past your family member’s circumstances. If your relative is looking for a house that’s slightly out of their price range, agreeing to co-sign may help them get a bigger loan than they would otherwise be able to qualify for on their own. 
Risks of Co-signing Someone Else’s Mortgage
If a family member asks you to co-sign their loan, should you agree? Co-signing is a big commitment. By signing, you agree to buy the home with the primary borrower…

Need some new reading material to help you pass the time for self isolation? We came across this offer from Indigo quite late – as it ends today but if you order any books online today you’ll earn 500 bonus Plum Points per book ordered. And shipping is free on most orders. You can learn more and take advantage of the offer here.You can also choose to initiate this purchase via an online shopping portal like Rakuten, Aeroplan eStore or others to earn even more rewards. In fact with this bonus you could potentially execute a quintuple dip if you shop via airmilesshops.ca. Here’s how the quintuple dip would work:Dip 1: Base Miles earn for purchase via airmilesshops.ca Dip 2: 50 Bonus Miles if you spend $100 or more in one transaction via airmilesshops.caDip 3: Base points for your Indigo purchaseDip 4: 500 bonus point per book via IndigoDip 5: the points or miles earned on the credit card that you use for the purchase

Coronavirus live updates: Feds will no longer tax $2,000 monthly COVID-19 benefit  National PostTrump looking to put troops near Canadian border amid coronavirus fears  Global NewsCoronavirus Update: Trudeau urges banks to lower credit-card interest rates, U.S. cases highest in the world, G20 pledges US$5 trillion in funding  The Globe and MailOpinion: There is no perfect economic response for Canada’s coronavirus shutdown  The Globe and MailU.S. troops on the border? It’s Canada that should want to seal the frontier  Toronto StarView Full coverage on Google News

Coronavirus live updates: Feds will no longer tax $2,000 monthly COVID-19 benefit  National PostTrump looking to put troops near Canadian border amid coronavirus fears  Global NewsCoronavirus Update: Trudeau urges banks to lower credit-card interest rates, U.S. cases highest in the world, G20 pledges US$5 trillion in funding  The Globe and MailOpinion: There is no perfect economic response for Canada’s coronavirus shutdown  The Globe and MailU.S. troops on the border? It’s Canada that should want to seal the frontier  Toronto StarView Full coverage on Google News

The Rewards Canada review of the BMO AIR MILES Mastercard has been updated! We haven’t touched it since 2015 so it was in dire need of getting an update. This is the case with quite a few of our reviews and we hope to get to updating them all over the next little while. You can check out updated BMO AIR MILES Mastercard Review here.When we were updating our COVID-19 resource page yesterday the change of ticket offer from Aer Lingus real stood out. Of course like most airlines they are offering vouchers for future travel instead of refunds but what makes theirs different is that they will give you 10% extra on what you paid, so if you booked a flight for C$1000 your voucher will be for C$1,100. And unlike other airlines whose vouchers are valid for 12 to 24 months, Aer Lingus’ is valid for 5 years!Image via Aer Lingus British Airways updated their route schedules and have effectively cancelled flights to Canada until April 17. Here is a breakdown of the routes:-  cancelled their flights between Calgary and London Heathrow until April 20 and look to be running 3x weekly service after that…