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Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada?

Mortgages

Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada?

Is your salary enough to buy a home in these Canadian cities? Here’s how much you needed to earn to…

Why are mortgages so expensive in Canada?
Second mortgages in Canada: What are the rules?

Real Estate

Second mortgages in Canada: What are the rules?

Interested in buying a second property? Familiarize yourself with the mortgage rules first to make sure it’s the right financial…

Second mortgages in Canada: What are the rules?
5 surprises to avoid when switching mortgages before your term ends

Mortgages

5 surprises to avoid when switching mortgages before your term ends

Switching your mortgage can save you money—but be careful not to pick an offer that reduces that benefit by hitting…

5 surprises to avoid when switching mortgages before your term ends
RRSP Mortgages

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RRSP Mortgages

Consider self-directed mortgages as a way to invest your RRSPs in down markets.

RRSP Mortgages
Mortgages: Befriend your bank

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Mortgages: Befriend your bank

Having trouble paying your mortgage? Your bank may allow you to renegotiate your payments.

Mortgages: Befriend your bank
Can mortgages make you rich?

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Can mortgages make you rich?

With high returns on fixed-income holdings, MICs are getting more popular. Here’s what you need to know.

Can mortgages make you rich?
Why there’s a sudden surge in reverse mortgages

Real Estate

Why there’s a sudden surge in reverse mortgages

Soaring home prices likely to blame

Why there’s a sudden surge in reverse mortgages
A delicate juggling act: Mortgages, kids and saving

Financial Planning

A delicate juggling act: Mortgages, kids and saving

The Masons want to pay off the mortgages on two properties while saving enough to put four kids through university

A delicate juggling act: Mortgages, kids and saving
Should retirees pay off their mortgages with investments?

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Should retirees pay off their mortgages with investments?

A bank advisor tells a just-retired Canadian that using investments to pay off a mortgage is not a good idea.…

Should retirees pay off their mortgages with investments?
New mortgage changes for 2024: Wider access to 30-year mortgages and more

Mortgages

New mortgage changes for 2024: Wider access to 30-year mortgages and more

Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers.

New mortgage changes for 2024: Wider access to 30-year mortgages and more
Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers’ mortgages on new homes

Real Estate

Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers’ mortgages on new homes

The federal government is also raising the amount Canadians can pull from their RRSP to purchase a home through the…

Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers’ mortgages on new homes
Understanding various types of mortgages

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Understanding various types of mortgages

Pick the right type of mortgage to suit your needs

Understanding various types of mortgages