Everything You Need to Know About Your Credit Report: The Key to Your Financial Health
Credit reports and credit scores play a crucial role in managing your personal finances. Whether you're about to apply for a loan or simply want to better manage your financial situation, it's...
Highlights, Economic and Financial Review-AMF
In the world’s major economies, restrictive monetary policies appear to be yielding results. The process of disinflation is well underway but is becoming more challenging as inflation nears...
Is My Mortgage Renewal the Ideal Opportunity to Consider Restructuring My Mortgage?
The answer to this question depends on your future projects and your current level of debt. In a nutshell, if you already have credit card debts, a line of credit, a personal or car loan, or a...
Speed Up Your Mortgage Payments and Save Money
What is the difference between an accelerated weekly payment and a non-accelerated payment? Simple! If your mortgage costs you $1,000 a month, and you want to pay it weekly, your financial...
Highlights of the 2024 federal budget
The Federal Budget for 2024 has been revealed, outlining key initiatives aimed at addressing pressing issues while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Here's a summary of the...
Highlights, Economic and Financial Review
Global growth is showing signs of slowing as the full effect of interest rate hikes is starting to be felt more acutely. The central banks have indicated that policy rates will have to remain...
A place for your kids to live through university: Better to buy or rent?
With the high cost of rent, especially in Quebec City and Montreal, more and more parents are buying condos for their kids to live in while they’re at school. After all, they could probably...
Becoming a homeowner with an income property - something to think about!
Before buying a house with rent income, you must consider several key points. The Mortgage Planners team invites you to consider both sides of the coin. Advantages An extra, steady income The...
Your home can be used as financial leverage.
Eight years ago, Julie and Carl made a financially savvy decision by leveraging the value of their home (through refinancing) to invest in a 5-unit multiplex worth $600,000. Since then, the real...
Is it smart to use part of my RRSP’s to pay down debts so I can become a homeowner?
Marie-Pierre decided to buy a nice home in the suburbs. However, when she applied for a loan with her financial institution, she was refused. They explained to her that she was...
A home equity line of credit... Why not?
A home equity line of credit is very useful for real estate projects. Whether you want to renovate your home, buy a second home, or use it as a backup in case of unforeseen circumstances, your...
Housing Market Highlights
Source: Housing and Mortgage Market Review The Bank of Canada’s soft landing is on track…for now Highlights: The inflation fight is progressing well, but the Bank...
Should I choose monthly or weekly payments?
You have just completed the mortgage approval process, and the inevitable question from your mortgage broker or bank adviser crops up: do you want to make weekly or monthly payments? If you answer...
Good or bad debt?
What is a good debt? What is a bad debt? Knowing the difference between the two will make it easier to manage your debts and reduce their burden. A debt by any other name… No one...
Could you be exempt from the welcome tax?
The "welcome tax", also known as the "property transfer tax", is an amount that a municipality must collect when a property located on its territory is transferred. This tax was created to...
Has confinement given you the urge to renovate?
During this crisis period, we find ourselves spending a lot of time at home. And with the arrival of spring, renovations projects are very likely to bloom everywhere! We’d like to take a few...
Underused Housing Tax: a major change for homeowners living abroad
On January 1, 2022, the federal government introduced a new tax: the UHT, or Underused Housing Tax. The UHT is calculated by multiplying the assessed value of residential real property by the 1% UHT...
Being mortgage-free with a mortgage discharge
You are the new owners of a beautiful home and have taken out a mortgage to make your dream come true. You should know that when you take out a mortgage, the lender registers a right that is a lien...
The booming Quebec real estate market
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Revue économique et financière de l’Autorité des marchés financière
Faits saillants Les hausses rapides des taux directeurs par les banques centrales commencent à faire sentir leurs effets sur la croissance et l’inflation, mais elles...
Important Notice: If you have a Variable mortgage rate, what should you do?
To the surprise of many economists and analysts the Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to increase its key lending rate for the second time in 2 months by another 0.25% on September 6th 2017. This...
(Français) Le taux variable vous rend frileux? Voici de quoi vous faire changer d’idée!
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Down payments soon to be higher on some mortgages
On December 11, without addressing the risk of a potential real estate bubble, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that down payments on mortgages between $500,000 and $1 million would be...
A private lender could help you find the missing funds needed to complete the construction of your home.
Louise and Roger decided to build their own home. Since they have a lot of construction and renovation experience they figured, “Why not build our own dream home and take advantage of our...
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