October 2023

4 Things to Do With the Equity in Your Home

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 in Mortgages

Equity

The Canadian real estate market has seen significant price increases in recent years, particularly in major cities like Vancouver and Toronto. This growth has boosted home equity for many homeowners. With rising home values comes a noticeable uptick in home equity loans. Many homeowners are tapping into their home equity to finance everything from...

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Investment Property Financing: What Potential Landlords Need to Know

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 in Property Management

Investment Property Financing: What Potential Landlords Need to Know

Homeownership is deeply ingrained in Canadian culture. Many Canadians value the idea of owning property as a worthwhile investment. Compared to a volatile stock market, real estate offers stability, and there’s an innate comfort in investing in something you can see and touch.

Over the past few decades, the real estate market, especially in major ci...

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How Do You Make a Low Ball Offer?

Posted on Oct 04, 2023 in First-Time Buyers

how to make a low ball offer

Could the Canadian housing market be in store for the return of the low-ball offer? While this buying strategy became all but extinct, given the heated housing market in the last couple of years, rising interest rates have caused many markets to cool and shift from strong seller’s markets to more balanced or even tilted in favour of buyers.

Could th...

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