Advertisement

Mortgages

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
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

Advertisement

Advertisement

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

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
housing inventory

Banking

The Canadian housing market puts us all at risk

Homeowners aren't the only ones at risk, so are investors and taxpayers

The Canadian housing market puts us all at risk
mortgage rate increases

Ask MoneySense

How does a mortgage inside an RRSP work?

It's risky. Instead, focus on easier ways to reduce fees and optimize taxes

How does a mortgage inside an RRSP work?

Advertisement

Budgeting

Being hooked on debt has long-term consequences

There's a cost that goes beyond low interest rates you see posted online

Being hooked on debt has long-term consequences

Advertisement