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Mortgages

Buying

Prepare for a 10% minimum down payment

Will stiffer rules help cool the red-hot Toronto and Vancouver housing markets?

Prepare for a 10% minimum down payment
interest rates

Debt

Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 0.5%

The economy is adjusting as expected

Bank of Canada keeps interest rate at 0.5%
high home prices

Buying

Canadians feel priced out of their own neighbourhoods

38% of Canadian homeowners felt that housing in their area is unaffordable

Canadians feel priced out of their own neighbourhoods

Credit Cards

A better way to think about debt

Forget everything you thought you knew about good debt vs. bad debt

A better way to think about debt

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mortgage rate increases

Debt

Consider the cost of penalties when breaking a mortgage

Despite low rates, penalties could cost you thousands

Consider the cost of penalties when breaking a mortgage
home ownership

Buying

Baby boomers buy luxury real estate and other stats

The average down payment for a first-time homebuyer is $34,000

Baby boomers buy luxury real estate and other stats
split mortgage payments

Debt

1 in 6 can’t afford $500 mortgage payment increase

27% would need to review their budget

1 in 6 can’t afford $500 mortgage payment increase

Columns

Mortgage free by 31

Sean Cooper is hosting a "mortgage-burning party" tonight and plans to be a millionaire in four years' time

Mortgage free by 31

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split mortgage payments

Debt

Canadian banks defend mortgage verification practices

In light of recent third-party broker fraud allegations

Canadian banks defend mortgage verification practices

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