What’s a pension? I don’t have one. In today’s day in age there are not many people that will have one when they retire. So it’s up to us, as individuals, to create our own – build your net worth from within. There are many ways to create a pension plan, acquiring rental properties is […]

It is well known that when you are a First Time Home Buyer you can use up to $25,000 from your RRSP without paying any personal taxes. However, you will have to repay any amount withdrawn from your RRSP for down payment of a home purchase. Who is a First Time Home Buyer? Normally, you […]

Lawyers, doctors, business owners and other self-employed Canadians…you know the type. Well educated, hard-working and driven. They are dedicated to their profession, their business, their staff and helping people. They don’t have much personal time since work is their life, but when they do, they like spending time with their friends and family, they have […]

Just a few years ago, a federally imposed limit on how much equity you could access via refinancing your home was tightened to 80% of value. The requirement to maintain a minimum 20% equity in your property has made refinancing for many people difficult. Those who only put 5% or 10% down must wait years […]

Well folks I just do not get it. I do not understand why smart person after smart person continues to sign on the dotted line for the first offer they are given upon mortgage renewal. Case in point that has brought this to a head for me was just a couple weeks ago. The mortgage […]

First time home buyers look to their families, the media and the Internet for all their information on how to buy a home. As a result, they know that they need 5% of the total home purchase price to buy the home of their dreams. While this is true, there are a few things that […]

Because the top secret formula has never been released there are common myths that are floating around about the ones credit score, here are the top 5. 1. TOO MANY CREDIT CARDS WILL HURT MY CREDIT SCORE Actually, cancelling healthy active cards or accounts hurts more as all of the payment history is lost along […]

Home renovation shows are very popular today and are one of our favorite shows to watch. These shows are not only entertaining but tend to lead you to think how easy and quickly is to renovate your home. And we know that viewers enjoy the shows more when they are filmed in Canada as you […]

The two most frequently asked questions I get are: 1. What are your best rates? 2. What is the difference between fixed and variable rates? Question #1 is actually more complicated than question #2. Why? Because rates are not the only thing you should be looking at when deciding what mortgage product to contract to. Recently, a […]

Every mortgage is unique. Would the advertised/online RATE work for everybody? It’s hard to say, until your documents fulfill all the conditions for that rate. Sometimes there are challenges to getting the approval of the mortgage. Dominion Lending Centres mortgage professionals try their best to find solutions to those challenges because they have a business relationship […]