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2025-04-16 April 16 - 2025 - Bank of Canada holds policy rate at 2.75%
2025-03-26 Spring Market Outlook: What Buyers and Homeowners Need to Know
2025-03-12 March 12 - 2025 Bank Of Canada Rate Update
2025-01-29 Bank of Canada Rate Update - Jan 29-2025
2025-01-28 Do you need a Personalized Paydown Plan for your holiday bills?
2025-01-08 New Year, New Home Goals: Essential Home Maintenance Tips for 2025
2024-12-07 Is Getting a Home Inspection Worth It?
2024-11-23 Six reasons to work with an expert on your mortgage renewal
2024-10-23 October 23-2024: Bank of Canada reduces policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%
2024-10-21 Is a Reverse Mortgage Right For You?
2024-09-17 Mortgage loan rules are changing in Canada
2024-01-16 Is there a perfect time to purchase a home?
2024-01-05 Steady as it goes - Bank of Canada maintains its key policy rate at 5.0 per cent
2023-12-28 FAQs: Navigating the Ins and Outs of Mortgage Creditor Insurance
2023-08-14 When the going gets tough, Canadian homebuyers get creative
2023-01-09 This year create financial resolutions that you can stick to
2022-12-09 The Pros and Cons of Locking In
2022-10-11 A fresh look at the opportunities in todays housing market
2022-09-09 A look at how rate increases impact different mortgage types
2022-08-03 Budgeting for inflation
2022-07-06 Mortgage Fundamentals for Home Purchases
2022-06-03 How rising rates can affect your mortgage
2022-05-05 The Tax Free First Home Savings Account (FHSA) explained
2022-04-08 Spring clean your finances
2022-03-08 HIGHER INTEREST RATES ARE HERE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU?
2022-01-01 Sensible strategies to help you thrive in 2022
2021-12-01 Preparing for higher rates
2021-11-01 The lowdown on appraisals
2021-10-06 What is involved in giving your child a boost to home ownership?
2021-09-08 Six tips for financial fitness this Fall
2021-07-02 6 Ways for Homeowners to Build Wealth
2021-05-31 Fixed or variable-rate mortgage?
2021-05-04 Recent Mortgage Rule Changes
2021-01-27 The lowdown on the mortgage approval process
2020-10-30 5 reasons homeowners refinance their mortgage
2020-10-01 Important credit score tips
2020-09-04 Could an investment property be your pension?
2020-06-12 No need to panic over new mortgage rules
2020-06-02 Six questions answered
2020-04-30 Mortgage deferrals and ten more timely tips
2020-03-31 What now? Making sense of a changing marketplace
2020-03-02 Coming soon! Feds ease up on the stress test
2020-02-05 My home is...
2020-01-06 10 ways to plug the money leaks
2019-11-28 Financial comfort and joy!
2019-10-30 Climate change and your mortgage
2019-09-20 What is the best mortgage rate?
2019-08-27 Five Incentives for First-Time Buyers
2019-07-11 How to get a mortgage if you have bad credit
2019-06-25 The lowdown on the First-Time Buyer Incentive
2019-05-31 Why early payout penalties matter now more than ever
2019-05-31 June Newsletter 2019
2019-05-01 The lowdown on downpayments
2019-04-01 This is what the federal budget means for homebuyers
2019-03-05 Homeownership trend - buying with a friend
2019-01-28 6 reasons to work with an expert on your mortgage renewal
2018-12-21 8 tips you won't get from your bank in 2019
2018-11-28 Broker vs Banker
2018-10-26 Five brilliant ways to use a reverse mortgage
2018-10-01 Fixed or Variable-Rate Mortgage?
2018-09-12 Top 5 Reasons to Refinance
2018-08-01 Prepare Early for Your Mortgage Renewal
2018-07-04 How to Get a Kitchen With Your New Mortgage
2018-06-04 Why Variable Rate Drops Are Creating a Surge in Activity
2018-05-02 What is the Qualifying Rate?
2018-04-04 Who Should Get a Mortgage Pre-Approval?
2018-02-28 Five Credit Habits That Can Boost Your Credit Score
2018-02-01 Four Insurance Definitions for Homebuyers
2018-01-03 For 2018: Ten Mortgage Tips You Won't Get From Your Bank
2017-12-04 Act now to restructure your debt
2017-11-01 Purchase or Refinance Now Before Rules Change in January
2017-10-13 How to Deal With Mortgage Payment Difficulties
2017-08-08 After the Rate Hike... What's Next?
2017-06-30 This is How to Buy and Renovate
2017-06-07 'Conditional on Financing': The Most Important Part of Your Offer
2017-05-03 Bridge Financing: What You Need to Know
2017-04-05 What is an Interest-saving Mortgage?
2017-03-01 This Is Why Mortgage Rates Are Suddenly Way More Complicated
2017-02-01 Why Mortgage Before March 17?
2017-01-18 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/2 per cent
2017-01-04 Surviving and Thriving: Your Mortgage Blueprint for 2017
2016-12-05 5 Ways to Improve Mortgage Qualifying Success
2016-11-02 Should you stress about the stress test?
2016-10-05 Which renovations go right to your bottom line?
2016-09-07 5 Ways to Plug the Money Leaks
2016-08-03 This is the homebuyer of the Future
2016-07-06 Which Mortgage Features are the Most Important?
2016-06-01 Anatomy of a Mortgage Broker - Infographic
2016-05-04 Give Yourself Some Credit
2016-04-06 Sunny Days! We Expect a Great Spring Market
2016-03-02 The Mortgage Kit - Start With Proof of Your Income
2016-02-03 What's on Your Bucket List?
2016-01-06 House over $500,000? New Downpayment Rules in February
2016-01-06 New Downpayment Rules - Infographic
2015-11-30 Ten great reasons to use a mortgage broker
2015-10-27 Six Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
2015-10-07 Five Reasons Why You Should Let Renters Help Pay Your Mortgage
2015-09-24 Your Home's Fall Checklist
2015-09-09 No Bank of Canada Rate Change
2015-09-02 When you've got 'rate envy', does it make sense to refinance?
2015-08-19 Now and then: Do Canadian homes really cost that much more than 30 years ago?
2015-08-05 Your mortgage could be a goldmine of potential savings
2015-07-16 Five things to watch after the Bank of Canada's latest rate cut
2015-07-08 Smooth move! Nine tips to survive the buy/sell
2015-07-06 Should millennials worry about trying to buy a house?
2015-06-24 Housing affordability declines in Toronto, Vancouver in Q1: report
2015-06-17 A third of Canadians would struggle if mortgage rate grew by only 1%, survey finds
2015-06-12 How to Fraud-proof Your Home
2015-06-04 Show me the money! What you need to know about your downpayment
2015-06-01 6 tips to help you renew your mortgage
2015-05-28 Top takeaways from the Bank of Canada’s decision — and a ‘few new wrinkles’
2015-05-01 Canadians owe more, but they have more too: StatsCan
2015-04-08 How to get the best possible mortgage rate
2015-04-06 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp takes aim at homebuyers with less than 10% down
2015-04-01 Three reasons buying a home is possible... with bad credit
2015-03-30 Amid fierce mortgage battle, some banks shifting focus from rates to features
2015-03-27 How to turn your mortgage into a tax advantage
2015-03-24 Shopping for a mortgage? Why you shouldn't ignore posted rates
2015-03-06 Renovating vs. moving: It's a numbers game
2015-03-03 6 reasons to get unlimited private lessons with a pro!
2015-02-27 15 Smart Ways to Save When You're Buying a Home
2015-02-04 Financial Rock. And Roll.
2015-01-28 Purchasing a home: 11 fees to keep in mind besides your mortgage
2015-01-22 Top five takeaways from Bank of Canada's surprise rate cut
2015-01-07 Our top ten mortgage tips for a smart 2015
2015-01-05 4 Ways to Drop Your Debt Weight This Year
2014-12-15 Top 10 Most Common Real Estate Regrets
2014-12-02 Opening doors, not building walls
2014-11-20 Great news coming if you're renewing a mortgage, you're about to save money
2014-11-17 3 simple things that can destroy your credit score
2014-11-13 How to house-hunt with your head, not your heart
2014-11-10 Ten Steps to Homeownership - November News
2014-10-31 The ultimate millennials' guide to mortgages
2014-10-27 5 ways to pay off your mortgage faster
2014-10-14 How new Canadians can find their financial footing
2014-10-09 Getting squeezed by high house prices? Head for the suburbs
2014-10-06 Nine ways to power-save your way to a down payment
2014-10-01 Go ahead. Jump in! October Newsletter
2014-09-24 Renewing your mortgage? Here's why you should pick up the phone
2014-09-18 Canada Average Home Price Rises...again, August Sales Up: CREA
2014-09-17 Just Because You Can Get a Big Mortgage Doesn't Mean You Should
2014-09-10 Nearly a third of Canadians have one month or less in emergency savings: survey
2014-09-05 September 2014 Newsletter
2014-08-21 Survey show 80% of renters under 50 desire home ownership
2014-08-14 Housing starts showing signs of easing over next two years: CMHC
2014-08-06 August 2014 Newsletter
2014-07-28 Half of Canadians doing more to pay down their mortgages: CIBC
2014-07-21 How the housing market has cooled in most of Canada
2014-07-16 Canadian home sales rise 0.8% to highest level in four years
2014-07-02 July 2014 Newsletter
2014-06-30 CMHC policy change on second homes fails to dent cottage sales
2014-06-13 Here comes the echo boomer to save the housing market
2014-06-11 Buy, rent, upsize or downsize? How to make the best move in today's housing market
2014-06-05 What to do if you can't pay your mortgage
2014-06-02 June 2014 Newsletter
2014-05-28 CMHC probes how much Bank of Mom and Dad may be skewing real estate market
2014-05-15 Buying or renovating a home? Look for cash back from the taxman
2014-05-07 May 2014 Newsletter
2014-05-05 Private mortgage insurers opt not to match CMHC's cuts
2014-04-30 CMHC cutting back on what it covers with mortgage default insurance
2014-04-29 Mini or maxi mortgage reforms in store for Canada?
2014-04-14 Questions to ask before breaking your mortgage
2014-04-08 Spring clean your way to a more valuable home
2014-04-02 April 2014 Newsletter
2014-03-31 Mortgage brokers go the extra mile
2014-03-18 First-time home buyers' average budget rises to $316,000: BMO
2014-03-10 Mortgage shopping? Two stars and four dogs from today's market
2014-03-05 Bank of Canada cautious on growth, warning Ukraine tensions are stoking global uncertainty
2014-03-03 March Newsletter
2014-02-05 February Newsletter
2014-01-27 Should cash-strapped retired home owners eye HELOCs or reverse mortgages?
2014-01-22 Loonie hits 4-year low as Bank of Canada holds rate at 1%
2014-01-16 What you need to know before, and after, buying a condo
2014-01-10 Sellers to benefit in strong spring housing market: report
2014-01-09 Our Top 10 Mortgage Tips for 2014
2013-12-20 Women the new 'wildcard' in the condo market
2013-12-04 Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 1%
2013-11-28 One casualty of new restrictions could be 30-year mortgages
2013-11-25 With inflation below 1%, prospects for higher interest rates recedes further
2013-11-22 5 essential money lessons from The Wealthy Barber Returns
2013-11-21 BoC chief Stephen Poloz says Canadian housing market not a bubble, predicts soft landing
2013-11-14 November Newsletter
2013-11-05 CMHC cuts 2014 housing starts forecast, signalling slowing market
2013-10-30 Are BoC governor and Flaherty on opposite sides over use of quantitative easing?
2013-10-22 Former CMHC competitor petitions for mortage insurance fees to drop
2013-10-17 Why bond investors don’t hate Congress
2013-10-02 October Newsletter
2013-09-30 Canadian Real Estate Association raises outlook for home sales this year
2013-09-18 National Household Survey: what Canadians earned and where they lived
2013-09-17 Canadian Real Estate Association raises home sales outlook for 2013
2013-09-09 Home Renovation Financing Options
2013-09-04 September Newsletter
2013-09-03 The Smith Manoeuvre: A Canadian mortgage tax-deductible plan
2013-08-28 Homes less affordable, but Canadians keep buying nonetheless
2013-08-12 Canadian housing starts relatively stable in July, CMHC reports
2013-08-07 August Newsletter
2013-08-06 CMHC cools mortgage market with new cap for banks
2013-07-23 Can you handle higher interest rates?
2013-07-22 Pick the right term, pay off mortgage faster
2013-07-17 Bank of Canada warns of 'choppy' economy
2013-07-16 Tighter mortgage rules not cooling luxury home sales
2013-07-08 Homeowners confess their dumbest remodeling mistakes
2013-07-03 July Newsletter
2013-06-28 12 Reasons Why You’ll Be Happier in a Smaller Home
2013-06-26 FlexHousing™: A Home that Adapts to Your Life
2013-06-25 Baby Boomers reveal deepest financial regrets
2013-06-24 Are reverse mortgages a good idea for retirees?
2013-06-19 Pre-approved financing may not be enough for home purchase
2013-06-17 Why rising mortgage rates won’t tank the housing market
2013-06-14 The case for locking in your mortgage
2013-06-13 Are Canada’s mortgage wars over?
2013-06-10 Why you need to pay off your mortgage before retirement
2013-06-05 June Newsletter
2013-06-04 Plenty of advice, as well as problems, as Poloz takes reins of Bank of Canad
2013-05-29 Bank of Canada holds rate steady as Carney exits
2013-05-28 How to get value out of your house without selling
2013-05-24 Homeowners: Don’t be caught flat-footed when interest rates rise
2013-05-13 OSFI probes longer-term uninsured mortgages
2013-05-13 May Newsletter
2013-05-08 Condo slowdown takes toll on Canadian housing starts
2013-05-06 Negotiating your first mortgage? Check out these tips
2013-05-02 Flaherty stuns Bay Street, names Stephen Poloz Bank of Canada governor
2013-04-24 Tips for New Homeowners
2013-04-23 12 House-Hunting Tips to Help You Make the Right Choice
2013-04-22 Get ready condo flippers, Canada Revenue Agency is hunting you
2013-04-17 Bank of Canada cuts growth forecast, holds rates
2013-04-15 Home prices tick higher despite sales slump
2013-04-11 April Newsletter
2013-04-09 Are you average? This is what first-time home buyers look like in Canada
2013-04-08 Canadians don’t expect to be mortgage-free until age 57, survey finds
2013-04-01 Why you should lock in your mortgage
2013-04-01 Should mortgage shoppers choose the 1 or 5-year fixed rate?
2013-03-28 Are you ready to buy a house? Read these home truths first
2013-03-27 How to score the best deal on your mortgage
2013-03-26 First-time buyers poised to stand tall even as Canadian home purchase intentions fall: RBC
2013-03-11 Brokers pursue mortgage break for first-time home buyers
2013-03-06 Battle of housing bubble won, Carney focuses on economic growth
2013-03-05 Home sales slip further, but signs of traction emerge
2013-03-04 Flaherty warns banks over igniting mortgage war as BMO cuts rates
2013-02-27 Home costs take slightly smaller bite of household budget in fourth quarter: RBC
2013-02-25 24 things you didn’t know about credit cards
2013-02-19 Cooling housing market part of economic transition, Mark Carney says
2013-02-07 Mortgage rules take bite out of building permits
2013-02-04 Good debt, bad debt: Which do you have?
2013-01-25 Banks are raising rates - for those who can't manage their debt
2013-01-23 Bank of Canada leans away from interest rate hike
2013-01-22 Is Canada talking itself into a housing crisis?
2013-01-17 Housing market : Prices steady, but sales down 17%
2013-01-17 How single women – and what they want – are shaping the new housing market
2013-01-16 Looking to invest? Pay down your mortgage instead
2013-01-11 Bank of Canada could raise rates half a per cent this year, says RBC outlook
2013-01-10 7 simple rules to get the most from your TFSA
2013-01-09 RRSP deadline causes stress, BMO survey says
2013-01-08 Mild correction expected for housing market: Royal LePage
2013-01-07 5 loopholes in tough new home down-payment rules
2013-01-02 Consumer Debt: Canadians Focusing On Paying Off Bills, Worrying Less About Retirement
2012-12-28 CMHC must stay in government hands
2012-12-20 The costs of buying and selling a home
2012-12-18 These holidays, put those unused gift cards to work
2012-12-17 Canada's housing market: a victim of demographics
2012-12-04 Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate at 1%
2012-12-03 Hidden costs of home ownership
2012-11-30 TFSAs grow up: Why RRSPs now have some serious competition
2012-11-29 Five ways to make your home renos pay off
2012-11-28 As tougher mortgage rules slow housing market, critics call for a reversal
2012-11-26 Mark Carney named Bank of England governor
2012-11-23 Inflation unchanged as prices increase 1.2% in October
2012-11-22 Vast majority now favour fixed-rate mortgages
2012-11-15 Canada's home sales cool: How bad is your market?
2012-11-13 Avoid nightmare on retirement street: Pay off your mortgage
2012-11-06 Rent vs. buy? With real estate, it depends
2012-10-31 Boomers warned using home sale to fund retirement could backfire
2012-10-30 No U.S.-style housing market meltdown for Canada: CIBC
2012-10-29 Pay your mortgage like it's 2007. You'll save a pile of money.
2012-10-23 Bank of Canada holds rate steady at 1% again
2012-10-23 Higher mortgage rates would hit households hard: BMO
2012-10-18 Five easy ways to save big money now - and you won't feel a thing
2012-10-17 Commercial real estate market climbs across Canada: Re/Max
2012-10-15 How to buy a house when your credit rating's been trashed.
2012-10-10 More Canadians debt-free this year: poll
2012-10-09 Top 10 ways to win a real estate bidding war
2012-10-01 Mortgages and loans - harder for the self-employed?
2012-09-14 Ten questions to help you avoid mortgage-penalty shock
2012-09-04 Attention First-Time Buyers! Buying a home with zero-down payment is ending soon.
2012-06-29 New mortgage rules effective July 9, 2012 for insured mortgages.
2012-05-16 Smart debt management gives first-time homebuyers an edge
2012-04-18 That low-rate mortgage could actually cost you more.
2012-03-06 A Home of Their Own - New Immigrants Face Hurdles































































































































































































































































































