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The benefits of owning your own home…

January 20, 2012

Here are some plain and simple reasons outlining how home ownership can offer advantages compared to renting:

October 2011 market commentary – Canadian Mortgages

October 15, 2011

A review of the Canadian Mortgage Market for the month of October 2011

Canadian variable mortgage rates are on the rise!

August 24, 2011

Canadian variable mortgage rates are on the rise!

Mortgage Problem Solving Tips: What to do when you want to purchase a new home but your old one hasn’t sold yet?

November 1, 2010

With the recession still lingering in today’s real estate market, a big challenge affecting many is what to do when their existing home has not sold and they have committed to purchasing a new one. Can you still qualify for the new home? There are flexible options when this predicament arises – all depending on the equity that you as the borrower may have in your personal financial world.

Bank of Canada rates – July 7, 2010 update

July 7, 2010

The Bank of Canada's qualifying rate has drifted downwards to 5.89% as of 06.30.2010... This should help 'ease' some people's concerns (a bit) when qualifying to purchase a home with a fixed term shorter than 5 years OR with a variable rate term.

Setting the facts straight on mortgage fraud.

May 26, 2010

Well. We’re sure that you’ve heard the buzz on everyone’s lips over the past few weeks: the BMO mortgage fraud case. Overall fiscal responsibility will be the buzzwords of the Canadian Mortgage industry more than ever in coming weeks, months and years. This is a good thing!

New Government Guarantee Parameters for Mortgage Loan Insurance and CMHC Product Changes

April 6, 2010

For mortgage professionals and borrowers alike: A summary of the changes to the mortgage qualification rules across Canada.

Inaugural Calgary Mortgage BLOG post

March 24, 2010

With this being our inaugural first blog post on the new CalgaryMortgageBlog site, we would first like to thank you for surfing it and checking out all of our hard work that we have gone through to put together top-notch information for you, our valued clients and industry partners. Daily (including evenings and weekends), we [...]