Mortgages by Carolann Young

Carolann Young || October 23, 2017

How to prepare for rising interest rates

Over the past few years it seemed every expert was telling us that interest rates would be rising, and now after years of record low rates, the Bank of Canada (BoC) has started to raise them. The...

Carolann Young || October 18, 2017

Good reasons to use a mortgage broker

Owning a home is usually on a list of lifetime goals. And new home buyers usually have a lot of questions. Some worry about coming up with the down payment, some aren’t sure about their credit scores,...

Carolann Young || June 01, 2017

Tough choice: Pay mortgage faster or invest?

TORONTO — Juan Pablo de Dovitiis finds himself grappling with the perennial personal finance chestnut of whether he's better off paying down his mortgage faster or investing instead.With mortgage...

Carolann Young || May 16, 2017

Does the government really believe that there is a serious risk of rates rising?

“Watch What I Do, Not What I Say”This is one of the most useful things I learned in high school. Thank you, Mr. Hall!The federal government has clearly told us that mortgage borrowers need to be...