20 TERMS THAT HOMEBUYERS NEED TO KNOW Buying a home is one of the most important financial decisions you will make. It’s common for a first-time homebuyer to be overwhelmed when it comes to real estate industry jargon, so this BLOG is to help make some of the jargon understandable. To help you understand the […]

BANK OF CANADA MAINTAINS OVERNIGHT RATE AND RAISES 2019 FORECAST The Bank of Canada held the target overnight rate at 1.75% for the sixth consecutive decision and showed little willingness to ease monetary policy, as stronger domestic growth offsets the risk of mounting global trade tensions. There has been ongoing speculation that the Bank of […]

FOLLOWING MONTHS OF BOOMING JOBS GROWTH, GAINS STALL IN JUNE After a long stretch of stronger-than-expected Canadian jobs growth, it is not surprising that this notoriously volatile data series took a breather. There was little change in the number of employees in both the public and private sectors in June. The Canadian economy shed 2,200 […]

National Housing Affordability Improves (Minus Toronto and Vancouver) While national housing affordability may be improving overall, the situation in the country’s most expensive housing markets remains “dreadful.” That’s according to RBC’s latest housing affordability report. Despite continued unaffordability in Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria, the report showed an improvement nationally for the second straight quarter. “Policy-engineered market […]

MILLIONAIRES AND REAL STATE Andrew Carnagie was one of the richest men in America over 100 years ago. Today his wealth would be worth $4.6 billion dollars. He was a shrewd businessman. While he made most of his money in oil and iron, he understood the value and importance of real estate in building wealth. […]

TECHNOLOGY IN MORTGAGES AND REAL ESTATE Technology is already playing a huge role in the mortgage industry. In the past, mortgage applications had to be physically taken by hand and faxed in (what’s fax anyways?!)… It may soon by possible, with technology’s help, for borrowers to be able to fill out their own application and […]

WE CAN FIX YOUR CREDIT PROBLEMS Many people do not realize that Dominion Lending Centres mortgage professionals can help you with your credit and get you to a point where you will qualify for a mortgage. We have been doing this for years. New to Canada or Just Graduated – both of these groups of people […]

The Benefits and Risks of Co-Signing for a Mortgage Thanks to tighter mortgage qualification rules and higher-priced real estate—particularly in the greater Vancouver and Toronto areas—it’s not always easy to qualify for a mortgage on your own merits. You may very well have a great job, a decent income, a husky down payment and perfect […]

INCOME QUALIFIED There are several different ways a borrower can qualify for a mortgage when it comes to their income. One of the most common ways is known as income qualified. All of the following methods of employment income are under the income qualified umbrella: Annual salary income employees Full time employees working guaranteed weekly […]

INCOME QUALIFIED There are several different ways a borrower can qualify for a mortgage when it comes to their income. One of the most common ways is known as income qualified. All of the following methods of employment income are under the income qualified umbrella: Annual salary income employees Full time employees working guaranteed weekly […]