1 08, 2021

Smart ways to pay for your home renovation

By |2023-12-21T01:58:18+00:00August 1st, 2021|Categories: Home Owner Tips|Comments Off on Smart ways to pay for your home renovation

Smart ways to pay for your home renovation Moving is a lot of work and it’s expensive when you factor in all the costs – legal fees, moving costs, real estate commission, decorating, furnishings, and so much more. Sometimes it just makes more sense [...]

4 07, 2021

6 ways for homeowners to build wealth

By |2023-12-21T02:01:26+00:00July 4th, 2021|Categories: Home Owner Tips|Comments Off on 6 ways for homeowners to build wealth

6 ways for homeowners to build wealth History has proven that homeownership is a solid long-term investment. You build your equity stake through your regular mortgage payments and your home’s price appreciation over time. But wealth building doesn’t have to stop there. Here are [...]

1 03, 2021

Which renovations add the most value to your home?

By |2023-12-21T02:03:34+00:00March 1st, 2021|Categories: Home Owner Tips|Comments Off on Which renovations add the most value to your home?

Which renovations add the most value to your home? Are you looking to buy a fixer upper? Or want to upgrade your existing home to improve your quality of life or accommodate a new way of living? If so, it’s worthwhile to understand whichhome [...]

1 06, 2020

6 most common mortgage questions – answered

By |2023-12-21T02:09:30+00:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: Home Owner Tips|Comments Off on 6 most common mortgage questions – answered

6 most common mortgage questions - answered As the longest spring in memory finally gives way to summer, it’s nice to see people safely enjoy the sunny weather. I hope that you are yours are in good health. There continues to be uncertainty about [...]

16 12, 2018

Prepare early for your mortgage renewal

By |2023-12-21T02:10:14+00:00December 16th, 2018|Categories: Home Owner Tips|0 Comments

Prepare early for your mortgage renewal Simply put, it’s become a lot more complicated to renew a mortgage in Canada. Some clients are surprised to discover they don’t qualify for the best rates with their current lender, or that they can’t switch their mortgage [...]

15 11, 2018

Top 5 Reasons to Refinance

By |2023-12-21T02:11:43+00:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: Home Owner Tips|0 Comments

For many Canadians, their home is a terrific repository of wealth. Home equity can build nicely by chipping away at payments and through increasing home values. Accessing home equity through a refinance (min 20% home equity) has for years been an easy, low-cost way [...]

14 01, 2016

Seven signs you may need a mortgage tune up

By |2023-12-21T02:21:48+00:00January 14th, 2016|Categories: Home Owner Tips|0 Comments

Did you know that just like your car or your home, you can benefit from a seasonal mortgage tune up!  Your car gets taken in for regular servicing to keep it running for the long term, shouldn’t your financial future get the same kind [...]

2 09, 2015

I have “rate envy”, is it the right time to refinance?

By |2023-12-21T02:26:49+00:00September 2nd, 2015|Categories: Home Owner Tips|0 Comments

Who would have believed that mortgage rates would have such a continued downward trend? Mortgage shoppers are looking at some of the lowest rates in history, and many homeowners with existing fixed-term mortgages are experiencing some “rate envy” about today’s rock bottom rates. It [...]

2 07, 2015

9 tips to survive the buy and sell

By |2023-12-21T02:28:24+00:00July 2nd, 2015|Categories: Home Owner Tips|0 Comments

So there’s a move in your future. It can be a stressful juggling act: selling one home, buying another. We deal with this all the time, and have some tips for making a smooth move through these two transactions: Dig up your mortgage papers. You’ll [...]