Category: Financing

Mortgage Rates

Mortgage Rates

The Bank of Canada, at the April 10th policy meeting, once again left the key overnight rate unchanged at 5%. Wednesday was the 6th meeting

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What happens when the appraisal is low?

Appraisal Low?

What happens when your lender’s appraisal comes in low? It’s something that happens from time to time and definitely shoots stress levels off the chart

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Bridge Loan

What is a Bridge Loan?

Have you ever asked the question ‘what is a bridge loan?’ Unless you’ve been stuck with two homes and you only want one, probably not.

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Affordable Home Ownership

Are you looking at homes and struggling to save for the down payment? The Region of Waterloo’s Affordable Home Ownership Program is just the thing

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Determining Your Mortgage Size

Your mortgage size is determined by three factors; your mortgage payment, the interest rate, and the amortization period. Once you calculate the size of your monthly

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financing

Why Get Pre-approved?

Why do some buyers get pre-approved before looking at property, and others don’t? Why wouldn’t they want to? There are very good reasons for getting

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Rent To Own, Good Idea?

‘Rent to own’ is a term that comes up pretty frequently in the real estate business. There has always been a bit of mystery surrounding

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Andrew Shackleton Master Sales Award

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  • Five decades in Waterloo Region.
  • Knows all the neighbourhoods.
  • Down to earth and easy to get along with.
  • Professional and meticulous.
  • Sweats the details so you don’t have to.
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