by Jenn Slater | May 30, 2016 | Blog
The summer season is getting close, there is talk of barbecue everywhere you go.We love it, don’t we? And not just because of the food aspect (although, admittedly, that’s a huge factor). We love the idea of the BBQ because of the social component. It’s here that we...
by Jenn Slater | May 25, 2016 | Announcement, Blog, Mortgage
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/2 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 3/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/4 per cent. The global economy is evolving largely as the Bank projected in its April...
by Jenn Slater | May 18, 2016 | Blog, Homeownership
We all arrive here at different times;…the transition from young adulthood to adulthood; from “growing up” to “grown up”. Perhaps you’ve just moved from a university dorm into your first apartment; or perhaps you’ve just purchased your first home. Either way,...
by Jenn Slater | May 10, 2016 | Blog, Mortgage
Non-bank lenders rely heavily on securitization (selling mortgages to investors to raise money). They then lend that money out to new borrowers. This July, that’s about to get a whole lot more complicated…and costly.Big changes are afoot in the mortgage business, and...
by Jenn Slater | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Finance, Guest Post
This article was written by Sandi Martin from Spring Personal Finance and was originally published here on March 29th 2016. Ah, spring. The time of year when flowers bloom, birds sing, and the entire internet starts yelling at you for getting a tax refund or –...