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12 April 2012

Qualifying Rate Increases, Toronto Brokers Aren’t Worried

This past Sunday may have seen what Mark Carney is hoping will slow down the housing market – an increase in the qualifying rate. However, Toronto mortgage brokers say that with the current mortgage market environment, the small jump isn’t going to do much to deter buyers. The qualifying rate should not be confused with…

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11 April 2012
How to Pay for that Home Reno

We’ve talked a lot on this blog about using HELOCs to pay for home renovations, and it’s no wonder why – that’s the form of payment 37% of Canadians use when it’s time for a remodel or a reno on their home. But aren’t there other ways to pay for these types of projects? Of…

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11 April 2012
Canadians Working on Debt Want Help from Banks

A new survey has found that Canadians are starting to get serious about our rising debt levels and that we want to start paying it back. But as we do, we also want advice and help from the experts, and that’s why so many are turning to their local banks for help. The survey, which…

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10 April 2012
Is Your Mortgage Tax Deductible?

Even if we don’t want to admit it, we’re often a lot like the United States. Oh sure, we have hockey and maple syrup to set us apart and sometimes, we even have our own language (“Can I get ya a Timmy’s?”) But still, we listen to the same music, watch the same movies, and…

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10 April 2012
Home Prices Still Rising

If home prices are going down, it hasn’t happened yet. According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey, home prices went up in the first quarter of this year, when compared to the same time last year, and they increased by 2.2% – 5%, depending on where you’re looking at in the country. On a…

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9 April 2012
Renewing Your Mortgage? Keep your Payments the Same!

There’s an interesting thing happening with Ottawa mortgages, Oakville mortgages, and mortgages all around the country right now – and it has many homeowners who obtained their mortgage in 2007 asking themselves some pretty tough questions. In 2007, the Canadian mortgage market looked slightly different than it does today, although there were some similarities, too….

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9 April 2012
Getting a Mortgage on a Rural Property? Speak to a Mortgage Broker First!

Getting a mortgage in Toronto can be tough when you want a condo located right down, or a single detached in Rosedale. But when you’re talking about moving into Pickering or other rural areas, and you want a mortgage that’s for agricultural land but that you’re going to use as residential, it can get a…

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