Blog tagged as Budgeting

High-interest debt from credit cards or loans can make it hard to efficiently manage your finances and can lead to falling behind on payments; even minimum payments can be tough to make when debt gets out of control. If you have the equity available in your home, a debt consolidation mortgage m...

Today, I am going to discuss private mortgages, the difference between the types of private mortgage lenders, as well as explain some common uses and risks of a private mortgage.

First, it is important to note that a private mortgage is not for everyone, and your Mortgage Broker should exhaust all o...

In as many weeks, Canadians got another big announcement when it came to mortgages last week, and it may lead some to think, what's next? After the federal government announced surprise changes to amortization and maximum purchase prices for insured mortgages a couple weeks ago, the Office of t...

This week started with quite the surprise announcement by the Federal Government as it was announced that they were making the 'boldest reforms in decades' regarding Canada's mortgage system. The announcement of the two major changes was definitely surprising to everyone as it was ...

Let's say you have a mortgage commitment from a lender, and prior to the closing date, rates change and come down a bit. Today, we will discuss how this change in rates can potentially benefit you and save you some money in interest expense; or how a rate change can affect how much more you cou...