Author - Candace Perko

Why You Should Consider Buying A Home NOW As the housing market continues to yo-yo during a global pandemic, you may be seeing opportunity and thinking more...

Mortgage Do’s And Don’ts Between the time you receive a mortgage approval and taking possession of your new home, keeping your finances in order is very, very...

CMHC’s New Mortgage Rules The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all sectors of Canada’s economy, including housing. Job losses, business closures and a drop in...

What Is CMHC? And What Does It Have To Do With My Mortgage? CMHC is an acronym for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. CMHC plays an important role in...

Considering A Mortgage Refinance? Do it Before You Need It! With job losses imminent and people fearing the mortgage process may grind to a halt, thousands of...

COVID-19 & Mortgage/LendingImpacts (as of this writing on 18 March 2020) COVID-19 crisis has escalated very quickly and with little warning...

Credit Reporting Quick Improvement Tips A credit report (also known as a credit bureau) is a history of how consistently you pay your financial obligations. A...

Top Mortgage Stories of 2019 Liberal Government Launches First-Time Home Buyer Incentive Love it or hate it, the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive—or FTHBI for...

The CMHC Mortgage Consumer Survey Top 10 You Need to Know Learn more about the attitudes and behaviours of Canadians when they are buying a home and are...

What’s Forecasted for 2020 – 2021 Mortgages? Where are we today? Bank of Canada (BoC) rate, that we often refer to as the “prime rate”, hikes have been...