As was widely expected, the Bank of Canada (BoC) hiked the overnight rate to 1.75 percent today. Higher interest rates inevitably lead to higher mortgage rates, which means industry players […]
Did you know you can buy your dream home while paying off student loan debt? It’s true and even quite common. While student loans are factored into your debt-to-income ratio, […]
National sales are expected to decline by 9.8% to 462,900 by the end of 2018. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently revised its 2019 sales forecast for the residential […]
Clients Ask: How Do I Find Overlooked Real Estate Opportunities in a Hot Market? This week, a client asked about finding overlooked real estate opportunities amidst rising property prices and […]
Clients Ask: How Do I Find Overlooked Real Estate Opportunities in a Hot Market? This week, a client asked about finding overlooked real estate opportunities amidst rising property prices and […]
According to RBC’s latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report, rising interest rates at the end of 2017 have taken a bite out of Canadian housing affordability in the first quarter of 2018. […]
It’s hard to know exactly how many Canadians are self-employed because more and more of us are every time you check. At the end of 2017, 2.8 million Canadians were […]
This Spring we’re seeing lenders getting aggressive with their pricing for variable rate mortgages: a sign that lenders are fighting for market share, making it a great time to be […]
More new mortgage rules come into effect January 1, which will make it trickier to negotiate a mortgage for many Canadians. But with a little expert advice, I can help […]
TORONTO — Canada’s Big Six banks have all increased their benchmark fixed-rate mortgage rate, a move analysts say could trigger a rise in the Bank of Canada’s qualifying mortgage rate […]
