Real Estate

What’s affecting Canada’s real estate and housing market?

Thinking about buying or selling a home in Canada? These seven factors will shape the housing market this year.

Real Estate

Can I afford to buy a second home?

A second home can serve many purposes, from a vacation destination to student housing for your children. Here’s how...

Columns

Housing affordability: What happens when lower home prices take on higher borrowing costs?

Borrowing costs are increasing as Canada experiences the fastest drop in home prices since the 1980s. Have we reached...

Real Estate

Why now might be a good time to be a first-time home buyer in Alberta

Alberta is an attractive place to buy a first home. We look at what first-time buyers can expect in...

Real Estate

Read this before applying for the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive

The FTHBI promises to help make real estate more affordable, but there’s a catch: It’s a loan you have...

Mortgages

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Mortgages

Understanding mortgage affordability

Mortgage affordability provides an estimate of how much money you can afford to borrow for a home. Learn more...

Mortgages

How much mortgage can I afford?

Juliette was worried about needing to upsize her mortgage to afford the condo of her dreams. Crunching the numbers...