5 reasons the bank may turn you down for a mortgage
Mortgage rules have become stricter over the past few years. Assuming you have a down payment, good credit and a good job, what could...
How to shop for a mortgage
For many people, a home will be the largest purchase of their life. It stands to reason then, that when you are shopping around for your...
Mortgage brokers are superheroes
Mortgage brokers have a reputation as superheroes. Although we cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound we can do extraordinary...
Prime Property
The following is from an interview with HGTV’s Bryan Baeumler for the Summer issue of Our House Magazine. Baeumler has called the state...
Rate Increases and your ARM vs VRM
Some of you are going to ask what is a ARM and VRM? These two acronyms are mortgage speak for adjustable rate mortgage and variable rate...
But I’m Only a Co-signor!
You have a family member that doesn’t qualify for a mortgage on their own and needs a co-signor. Since you’re a nice person, and of...
5 ways to boost your financial fitness
Thinking about buying your first home? The race to home ownership is more like a marathon than a sprint: diligent planning, pacing and...
Things That Mortgage Professionals Wish Those with Damaged Credit Knew
Life can go sideways and that is a fact. Illness, divorce, death, longest recession in 30 years or whatever the cause is, before you know...
Things Mortgage Professionals Wished Young Adults Knew
So we are going to do a series over the next few weeks of things the average mortgage professional wished people knew so that they would...
Welcome to Canada-Buying a home in Canada is a big step
Oh Canada; Our home and Native Land. The land of opportunity. You’ve arrived in a new country with hopes and dreams. If you’re an...
