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Appraisal Tips for Success
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Appraisal Tips for Success

Before banks or lending institutions can consider loaning money for a property, they need to know the current market value of that property.

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Best Summer BBQ Tips
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Best Summer BBQ Tips

It’s the season of outdoor parties and a summer BBQ is the perfect way to enjoy time with friends and family!

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Mortgage Renewal Benefits
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Mortgage Renewal Benefits

Is your mortgage coming up for renewal? Do you know about all the incredible options renewing your mortgage can afford you?

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Longer mortgage amortizations: Are they here to stay?
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Longer mortgage amortizations: Are they here to stay?

It’s been one of the trends of the year in Canada’s mortgage market: borrowers facing steep interest rate hikes deciding to ease some of the immediate shock by stretching out their amortization and keeping payments at a manageable level.

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Will Ontario see any home price relief this year?
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Will Ontario see any home price relief this year?

The most comprehensive measure of annual average prices across the province dipped by 6.3% last year over the 12 months prior, according to the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), coming in at $872,312.

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What impact would a BoC rate cut have on home prices?
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What impact would a BoC rate cut have on home prices?

Any rate cut decision on the part of the Bank of Canada is not likely to reignite a speculative bounce in home price growth, according to David Rosenberg, founder of independent research firm Rosenberg Research and Associates.

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Amortization Options
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Amortization Options

It all begins with an idea.Depending on your choice of amortization period, it will affect how quickly you become mortgage-free as well as how much interest you pay over the lifetime of your mortgage (a longer lifetime equals more interest, whereas a shorter lifetime equals less interest but also bigger payments).

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