This millennial left her job to go back to school, but scholarships have left her with no debt. Can she afford a GTA home? Jul 28th

Canadian housing mortgage rates are all over the map. Don’t get trapped in an unnecessarily costly mortgage agreement.
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What happens when a buyer backs out of a real estate deal? + MORE Sep 2nd

When it comes to backing out of a real estate deal, the law doesn’t tend to side with the dealbreaker, says Ron Butler, a veteran mortgage broker and one of the founders of Butler Mortgage in Toronto. If you’re the buyer, “You should find a way to complete the sale—beg, borrow, do whatever y.... More »

Popularity of variable-rate mortgages plummets to pre-pandemic levels + MORE Jun 21st

The popularity of variable-rate mortgages is continuing to fall and is now nearly at levels last seen prior to the pandemic in early 2020..... More »

Mortgage affordability calculator + MORE Nov 19th

powered by Mortgage affordability is an essential part of setting up your home-buying budget, and it’s based on a many factors—more on those later. If you’re looking to buy a home, one of the first things you’ll want to know is your mortgage affordability. And for that, you should start.... More »

The Latest in Mortgage News: BoC’s Affordability Index reaches worst level since 1991 Aug 15th

Housing affordability deteriorated to its worst level in over 30 years, according to data from the Bank of Canada..... More »

Want to become a first-time home buyer in B.C.? These three steps can help Jun 25th

These days, being a first-time home buyer in British Columbia, or anywhere else in Canada for that matter, is not easy. For years, Canadian housing prices experienced a steady upward trajectory, but the pandemic resulted in an unprecedented surge. And even though home prices have started to fal.... More »
This millennial left her job to go back to school, but scholarships have left her with no debt. Can she afford a GTA home?“I do eventually want to buy a home, but the housing market in the GTA is intimidating to say the least, and I’m not so committed to home ownership that I’ll tie myself down to an unmanageable mortgage,” Maggie said.

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