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What is the Difference Between a Bank and a Mortgage Broker? In the past, people went almost exclusively to their banks for their mortgages. Now we have many more options for anyone when they looking for a mortgage, including a mortgage broker. A Mortgage broker is basically the...

Many people have mortgages that will need renewal in the spring. This means that you may be receiving mortgage renewal papers in the mail from your current mortgage provider asking you to complete a mortgage renewal with them. Before signing and sending back any forms they send...

As some of you know, on February 28th CMHC increased its Mortgage Insurance Premium. Here’s what it will mean to you when purchasing a home with a 5% down payment:   Loan Amount (Purchase Price) $150,000 $250,000 $350,000 $450,000 Current Premium $4,125 $6,875 $9,625...

What are the reasons for choosing a mortgage broker? If you are a Canadian homeowner or a buyer, stuck in stages of mortgage years, it may feel that all and sundry wants a piece of you. That is because mortgages are large. Lenders will entice you with low mortgage rates or...

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...

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…...

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...