Are you thinking about buying your first home in Ottawa? If yes, it makes you excited and nervous at the same time. Though our life is rarely predictable, this unpredictability can make buying a mortgage and your first home even more…
Rural Living: Septic Tanks
Over the past few years, Canada has been experiencing an urban exodus with many folks longing to leave the city behind and take up the country life. In rural areas, many homes do not have connections to municipal water and sewer…
Purchasing a Home in the Wintertime
Windshields are icy, the temperature is dropping and the smell of snow is in the air: Winter is here. This time of year makes for an ideal time to buy! Here’s what you should know about buying a home in the…
Accelerated Mortgage Payments
Accelerated payments will be a little higher than the non-accelerated options, which is how they are beneficial. By simply accelerating your payments, you’ll be making the equivalent of roughly one additional monthly payment per year, which is applied 100% towards your…
A Step by Step Guide to the Mortgage Renewal Process
Did you know that you’re not obligated to stay with your current mortgage provider once your mortgage term is up? Many people simply receive a renewal email or notice in the mail and think that they are tied into working with…