New Mortgage Rules Amidst Red-Hot Property Market
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently reported that February home sales across Canada rose 5.2 percent on a month-over-month basis to reach a level that’s just [...]
One weekend spring cleaning tips
Get a head start on decluttering, organizing and simplifying your life with these tasks you can complete in just a couple of days. The one year rule. [...]
Spring into action: Protect your home
The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and our homes have a bad case of the winter blues. “Spring cleaning” is a tradition that serves a [...]
Canadian Housing Starts Trend Increased in January
The trend measure of housing starts in Canada was 199,834 units in January compared to 197,881 in December, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The [...]
RRSP Contributions: lump sum payments or monthly withdrawals?
We’re in full RRSP season and many Canadians wonder what the best option is between lump-sum payments every winter and monthly withdrawals. Contributing to you RRSP has [...]
Are you taking advantage of the Equity in your Home?
What is Home Equity? Home Equity is the current market value of your property (home) minus the remaining mortgage balance. How You Can Use the Equity in [...]