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Mortgage Expert Rob Jennings
She Is 26, Single, and Her Mortgage Costs the Same as Her Rent
Meghan is 26. She works as an airport duty manager in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Last year, she bought a three-bedroom townhouse for $258,000.Here’s the part worth investigating: her total monthly…
What a Global Bond Sell-Off Really Means for Your Newfoundland Mortgage
If you’ve seen the headlines about borrowing costs hitting their highest level since 2009, we get the worry. A number that big, tied to something as personal as your home, sounds like a warning aimed…
First Time Home Buyer? Here’s What to Ask Your Mortgage Broker
You found a house you love. You booked the meeting. Now you’re sitting across from a mortgage broker with one question rattling around your head.What rate can you get me?That’s the question a lot of…
Signs of Hope in Canada’s Housing Market: Is It Time to Use the ‘B-Word’?
Every few months a headline asks whether the market has hit bottom. Reporters line up economists, compare forecasts, and turn a single data point into a national verdict.I read those stories the same…
Should You Use a Mortgage Broker or Go Straight to Your Bank?
You are about to borrow more money than you will ever borrow again. And the first question that comes up is a simple one: do I call my own bank, or do I call a broker?I have spent a lot of time with…
The Bank of Canada Says Growth Is Weak. Here’s Why That Reads Like a Countdown, Not a Warning
The Bank of Canada put out a statement most people skimmed and then worried about.Growth has been weak. Growth is set up to pick up.Two lines, and depending on how you read them, they either sound…