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Mortgages

first time home buyer

Budgeting

Is it the right time to buy a house? Yes. If you have answers

The practical answer has little to do with mortgage rates or housing prices

Is it the right time to buy a house? Yes. If you have answers
mortgage rate increases

Buying

This mortgage loophole puts us at risk

Opt for a five-year fixed rate mortgage and you don't have to qualify using the posted rate

This mortgage loophole puts us at risk
u.s. capital gains tax

Columns

Why can’t I deduct mortgage interest?

In Canada mortgage interest isn't tax deductible, unless you swap it with an investment loan

Why can’t I deduct mortgage interest?
selling your house

Mortgages

Pay down your mortgage faster to save in interest

A few extra dollars bi-weekly could make a big difference

Pay down your mortgage faster to save in interest

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paying off the mortgage

Buying

Who’s to blame for high home prices?

Demographics, for one

Who’s to blame for high home prices?
market is slowing down in 2017

Budgeting

More money down (on a house), more problems

Can raising minimum down payments cool overheated markets? In Canada, that’s like performing surgery with a broadsword

More money down (on a house), more problems

Ask MoneySense

Bad luck, bad advice leads to withheld tax refunds

What to do when a consumer proposal comes back to haunt you

Bad luck, bad advice leads to withheld tax refunds
mortgage lending

Mortgages

How mortgage lending has changed over the years

Minimum down payment went from 5% to 10% earlier this year

How mortgage lending has changed over the years

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June 2016

I crushed our $320,000 mortgage in just six years

The good news? A lot of what I did can be replicated by just about anyone

I crushed our $320,000 mortgage in just six years

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