MORTGAGE ARTICLES

Have yourself a Dickens of a Holiday!
The past few years have seen a trend away from our brief flirtation with the snazzy, jazzy modern holiday season.

Clearing the downpayment hurdle
“Buy a house with no money down!” We feel intuitively that it can’t possibly be true. But this year, watch for a fresh crop of promotions for mortgages available with little or no downpayment.

Fast-tracking to “mortgage-free”
Just imagine – as you’re going through your favourite coffee drive-thru this week – that a well-dressed gentleman stops and offers you $11,000 for your medium double double.

Fixed or variable-rate mortgage?
Not so fast. That rate may not be the one for you.
Typically, the lowest available rate – and the one that makes the rate sign look great from the street.

Creating a garden hideaway
Many perfectly sensible and sociable adults will confess that they had a secret, private hiding place in some garden of their childhood: a hidden corner in a grandmother’s garden, a secret spot in a grove of trees, or even a shrubby nook in a vacant lot.

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