Mortgages by Carolann Young

Carolann Young || April 24, 2017

Mortgage Seekers Wonders: Broker or Bank??

Among the many tough decisions first-time home buyers face is whether to use a mortgage broker or rely on a bank to secure a mortgage.As the housing markets in some of Canada’s biggest cities continue...

Carolann Young || April 21, 2017

Government Committee Reports on Mortgage Changes

Followingweeks of consultationswith mortgage experts, the government’s Standing Committee on Finance has issuedfive recommendationsforParliament.Theystem from the government’smortgage changeslast fall...

Carolann Young || April 20, 2017

You can be mortgage-free!

Housing market activity continues to be an important driver of the Canadian economy. Housing activity creates jobs in the construction and real estate industries, and trickles down to impact the many...

Carolann Young || April 19, 2017

Bidding Wars -- Cause or Effect?

What was once the phenomena of the two, major urban centres --Vancouver and Toronto -- has now bubbled over to smaller cities and communities within commuting distance of the big two.Bidding wars are...