5 ways to boost your financial fitness Thinking about buying your first home? The race to home ownership is more like a marathon than a sprint: diligent planning, pacing and strategy are the keys to success. Are you ready to approach the starting line? Here are five ways to shape up and boost your financial […]

Things That Mortgage Professionals Wish Those with Damaged Credit Knew This is the fourth part of a series by Pam Pikkert of things the average mortgage professional wished people knew so that they would not be held back by inadvertent missteps. Life can go sideways and that is a fact. Illness, divorce, death, longest recession […]

Stuck In a High Rate 10 Year Fixed Mortgage? With low rate offerings over the past several years and a struggling economy, some homeowners chose to lock into a longer term mortgage even if the interest rate was a bit higher. If you are one of those people who feel stuck in a high rate […]

Prepare, Prepare, Prepare Every year since October 2008 it’s become more and more difficult to obtain a mortgage. The government claims to be casting a safety net over the Canadian housing industry via stiffer mortgage regulations. What do you need to know to help prepare yourself for a home purchase, refinance, debt consolidation, or even […]

What Happens When a Home Sale Falls Through? Every homebuyer eagerly anticipates closing day. With the home purchase process completed, ownership of the property transfers from the seller to the buyer – you! Closing date is negotiated as a condition of sale. You’ll typically have several weeks between the date that your agreement to purchase […]

35% Down… The New Conventional Mortgage? If you’re looking to buy a new home, one of the most difficult things can be putting together a down payment for the mortgage. So how much do you really need to put together before you can get into the home of your dreams? Let’s take a look at […]

Welcome to Canada-Buying a home in Canada is a big step Oh Canada; Our home and Native Land. The land of opportunity. You’ve arrived in a new country with hopes and dreams. If you’re an immigrant like me, one of these dreams is to own a home, and what better way to put down roots. […]

Welcome to Canada-Buying a home in Canada is a big step Oh Canada; Our home and Native Land. The land of opportunity. You’ve arrived in a new country with hopes and dreams. If you’re an immigrant like me, one of these dreams is to own a home, and what better way to put down roots. […]

Perfume for peace-Our House Spring 2017 The following is from the Spring issue of Dominion Lending Centres’ Our House Magazine. A Halifax-based entrepreneur runs her flourishing fragrance business from home From her home in Halifax, N.S., Barb Stegemann could be on the phone with a supplier halfway around the world and have her daughter’s favourite […]

Keeping your economic future on the right path Most working Canadians have an income range in the middle class. This income class includes teachers, firefighters, plumbers, engineers, nurses, construction managers and chefs – workers from across the economic spectrum. They provide and consume the bulk of services that keep society afloat, driving economic growth and […]