by Karen Wotherspoon | Jan 7, 2022 | Blog, Guest Post, Homeownership
For its final announcement of the year – on December 8th, 2021 – the Bank of Canada (BoC) maintained its target overnight interest rate at 0.25% with the expectation that a rate hike would occur in the second or third quarter of 2022, possibly in time for the spring...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Homeownership
Multigenerational living is more popular than ever before during the current real estate boom as more Canadians pool their resources with parents or grandparents and buy a single property to make homeownership more affordable. Multigenerational homes enable...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
If you’re in the market to buy a home and wondering about the first step, start by creating a comprehensive checklist to help navigate the process and ensure you’re prepared for everything that’s involved. One of the items that should appear towards the top of that...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Nov 5, 2021 | Blog, Economy, Homeownership
They say that money doesn’t grow on trees but, over the last 20 months, it started to feel as though maybe it did. If you were one of thousands of Canadians who thought of building a new house or renovating your existing home after the global pandemic hit, you know...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog, Homeownership
Experts are continually weighing in on the age-old debate of whether it makes more sense for Canadians to buy or rent your home. While buying a home in many parts of the country is a tall order, if you can afford it, you’ll be better off financially compared to...
by Karen Wotherspoon | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Economy, Homeownership, Mortgage
For most people, the pursuit of homeownership is a journey worth taking, but the requirements for making it to the finish line can prove difficult. This holds true during normal circumstances but, in the midst of a global pandemic, the process has become even more...
