During the cold weather months it always makes for slow months in the housing market. Who can really blame people for not wanting to march through the cold temperatures and ice-coated sidewalks over and over again to find their perfect home? We all know that spring is the time...

Back in 1970s, mortgage brokers were generally used for last-resort financing, but, eventually, they took on a role, more of consulting, by providing education on how to become mortgage free-faster and finding the best rate as well. In today’s mortgage market, getting a...

About a year and a half ago, I went on a mission to find a new money management software program. Up to this point, we had been using Simply Accounting and I felt that with each new version they make, it became more and more complicated. Money is important to everyone, and saving...

While most of us this holiday season are working around budgets and making sure we have enough left to pay our mortgages after our Christmas shopping is completed, Tom Crist of Calgary doesn’t have those worries anymore after recently winning a LottoMax $40 million jackpot…...

You know, as a mortgage broker, I sit back and watch a home buyers negotiate the best price for their new home. I see them counter back and forth sometimes over a very few thousand dollars, but when it comes to what really matters, I watch that same person go into the bank for a...

The calendar has turned to December and all the trees are all lit…that must mean one thing: time to start shopping for Christmas gifts!  And I don’t mean just shopping for that special someone or child in your household, but also for yourself. Mortgage rates are still at an...

Leadership is a common trait in someone who we look up to. With the recent Rob Ford/Senate debacle, Leaders and their responsibilities have really come into the limelight on an international stage. We choose Leaders based on campaign promises and trust them to follow through....