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Is a 2.99% mortgage too good to be true?
2012-01-18 | 08:37:23
Bank of Montreal made headlines with the 2.99 per cent five-year mortgage it unveiled last week. Most of the other big banks have followed suit, but before signing on the dotted line you should read the fine print. These mortgages have ...read moreBuy now to get an unheard-of rate for a 10-year mortgage
2012-01-17 | 10:02:08
A 10-year mortgage is now available for under 4 per cent. You can thank the banks for this unheard-of rate. In the past week or so, competition between them on mortgage rates has gone nuclear. Have you caught all the warnings about how the house that...read moreReal estate bubble in 2012? Nah, it's starting to float back to Earth
2012-01-04 | 10:42:22
As global housing markets coughed and sputtered in 2011, Canada's barrelled ahead, even turning a few nervous heads along the way.In fact, recently the Economist branded Canada one of the nine countries where “home prices are overvalued by...read moreBreak the mortgage before debt breaks you
2011-11-29 | 09:06:03
Debt junkies, here’s how to break your borrowing habit by breaking your mortgage.Warning: This will take discipline. If you follow this plan, you’ll commit yourself to a major debt paydown that will leave you little or no room to pay for...read moreBuying a condo: New or resale?
2011-11-23 | 15:37:59
When it comes to buying a condo, what’s a better investment? Buying one that’s already built and is being resold, or buying on the hype of a new building that’s yet to be constructed?Jana Masiewich considered both a resale and pre...read moreWhy use a mortgage broker?
2011-11-15 | 06:06:15
Buying her first house and getting her first mortgage was an overwhelming experience for Roslyn Judd.She had signed a deal to buy a new house, she had put down her deposit, and she was pre-approved for a mortgage. Now she had to sign a final deal...read morenext »