If you’re getting a new long-term mortgage, odds are you’re going to fiddle with it before maturity. The majority of...
You’ll see a lot of financial experts advising young folks to save for a bigger down payment. That’s often solid...
One-year fixed mortgages are the next best thing to a variable rate. But a one-year term isn’t for everyone. If...
Effective today, mortgage shoppers with less than 20% equity are subject to the new mortgage rules announced recently by the government. These...
Banks are hungry for mortgage referrals from real estate agents. They’re so hungry that they’re willing to pay up to...
Falling mortgage rates have been one of the biggest single factors escalating home prices. So as rates reverse higher—assuming it’s...
Some folks spend their way into bankruptcy. Others become insolvent due to unavoidable personal crises. Either way, everyone deserves a...
Ottawa puts its full faith and credit behind our mortgage market. That support has inspired confidence in Canadian housing for...
There are so many things the Average Joe doesn’t know about the mortgage business. One is that bank mortgage reps...
This week’s Globe column takes a look at 5% downpayments. With some basic assumptions (but no predictions), we paint a...
