by Anita Groves | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog
It doesn’t matter if you are looking to purchase your first home, your next home, or your twentieth home; typically the mortgage documentation required to secure financing will be the same. The earlier on in the process you can collect these documents, and provide...
by Anita Groves | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Mortgage
As the March 1st, 2021 RRSP deadline approaches for the 2020 tax season, if you have money saved for a downpayment but you’re not quite ready to buy a home, here’s a little strategy that might interest you. Did you know that you can use the money saved in an RRSP as a...
by Anita Groves | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Finance, Mortgage
A question that comes up from time to time when discussing mortgage financing is, “If I have collections showing on my credit bureau, will that impact my ability to get a mortgage?” And as the answer might have a broader application than what you might initially...
by Anita Groves | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog, Mortgage
If your mortgage term is almost up for renewal, there’s a good chance you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the low-interest rates available on the market today. While the pandemic has caused a lot of economic uncertainty, the result has been very low interest rates. In...
by Anita Groves | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Finance, Mortgage
Should I get a Mortgage Pre Approval? Going through the pre-approval process is important. However, the actual term ‘pre-approval’ is often misunderstood. It’s not magic, and it’s certainly not binding. Let’s be clear, a pre-approval isn’t for the lender; it’s for...
by Anita Groves | Jan 20, 2021 | Announcements, Blog, Mortgage
Bank of Canada will hold current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, continues quantitative easing. The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and...
