Working in mortgages can literally be like walking on a minefield sometimes. There are so many different policies, procedures and surprises that can come at you, from any direction, you almost have to be like the guy from The Matrix,...
Fall happens to be probably the best time to consider buying a second home up north. The thought of you sitting by the fireplace and reading your book (while checking your phone every 2 minutes) is a Canadian dream, isn’t...
You need a mortgage. You are buying/renewing/refinancing. So what do you do? Increasingly a lot of people are turning to the internet to find out what the BEST RATE is. Ahhhh, the best rate. You see a flashy advertisement for...
One of the biggest myths I hear often is when I ask to check someone’s credit, and, they don’t want me to because it will “affect their score”. Hey – I get it – you want to make sure your...
Hey There! Last week I was discussing the various platforms and ideas that all the political parties are coming up with when facing voters. We know that the Liberals are increasing the “Shared Equity Program” to $750,000 max in GTA...
I have a suggestion for you. If you value your time, and like to be productive, never, ever, ever, spend time on Twitter. It literally is like a time vacuum that simply sucks the seconds away without you even noticing....
Well, there’s nothing quite like #election #promises to get me back in the spirit of writing my blog. After taking an extended absence (sorry!), and trying out new avenues for publishing content, it seems that the blog is where my...
Wow. It’s almost over. 2018 started off with quite the annoyance. The stress-test. Ugh, I hated that name and I will always hate it. I also hate what they did because it doesn’t make (some) sense. Overall the objective of this Government...
You may or may not have noticed what’s going on but there’s a war on debt that’s slowly taking shape through subtle and behind-the-scenes policy changes by risk departments, and it’s headed straight for the average everyday mortgage borrower. Currently,...
One of my favorite daily emails is from The Hustle, and it’s exactly what it sounds like – an email championing hard work, innovation and creativity to get ahead in the world. This weekend, The Hustle decided to break down...
