by Julie Dugas | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
So, you want to buy a home. Or maybe you want to sell your home. Either way, working with a real estate professional or REALTOR® is a really good idea. But with all the agents out there competing to earn your business, how do you find the right one? Here is a quick...
by Julie Dugas | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership, Mortgage
Thinking of buying a property, but don’t know where to start? Well… that’s where a mortgage pre-approval comes in. Start here. Just like you wouldn’t go into a restaurant without having enough money to buy your meal, so you shouldn’t...
by Julie Dugas | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership, Mortgage
One of the benefits of working with an independent mortgage professional is having lots of great financing options! Rather than dealing with a single lender who has one set of products, brokers work with multiple lenders who offer a wide selection of mortgage...
by Julie Dugas | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
This should come as no surprise, but sometimes life throws you a financial curveball. Bankruptcy and consumer proposals happen. It doesn’t mean your life is over, and it doesn’t mean you won’t ever qualify for a mortgage again. The key here is to get...
by Julie Dugas | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
If you’ve been thinking about buying a new home; whether that be your first home, your next home, your forever home, or your retirement home, the doom and gloom of it all might be causing you to question… is right now a good time to buy a home? Well…...
by Julie Dugas | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, CMHC, Homeownership
If you’ve ever wondered about what motivating factors are considered by Canadians, driving them to buy homes, here is a recent report released by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that takes a look at our major metropolitan centres. Here are...
