by Frances Hinojosa | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
You’re pre-approved for a mortgage, you’ve been shopping with location in mind, but unfortunately the perfect property isn’t jumping out at you. There is no doubt about it, finding the perfect property (within your price range) is a difficult task,...
by Frances Hinojosa | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
This should come as no surprise, but sometimes life throws you a financial curveball. Bankruptcy and consumer proposals happen. It doesn’t mean your life is over, and it doesn’t mean you won’t ever qualify for a mortgage again. The key here is to get...
by Frances Hinojosa | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
If you’ve been thinking about buying a new home; whether that be your first home, your next home, your forever home, or your retirement home, the doom and gloom of it all might be causing you to question… is right now a good time to buy a home? Well…...
by Frances Hinojosa | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
After improving slightly late last year, housing affordability has now reached “crisis levels” in Vancouver and is posing a “tremendous challenge” in Toronto. That’s the assessment from RBC’s latest Housing Trends and Affordability report, which says higher interest...
by Frances Hinojosa | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
So, you want to buy a home. Or maybe you want to sell your home. Either way, working with a real estate professional or REALTOR® is a really good idea. But with all the agents out there competing to earn your business, how do you find the right one? Here is a quick...
by Frances Hinojosa | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog, Homeownership
As property prices continue to rise across Canada, the conversation around “how to climb the property ladder” has made a subtle shift to “how to get on the property ladder in the first place.” Especially if you’re single. Whereas before...
