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Press Release: Buckley Mortgage Broker Wins 2 Readers Choice Awards

Posted on October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Press Release: Gerard Buckley of Buckley Mortgage Broker Wins Two Categories in the 2022 Connection & Sun Readers’ Choice Awards For Release October 20, 2022 Seasoned Professional Gerard Buckley takes home two Reader’s Choice service recognition awards in the categories of Best Mortgage Broker/Advisor and Best Mortgage Company for Service in Georgian Bay. […]

Mortgage Broker Trends for the Second Half of 2022 | Zolo

Posted on October 18, 2022October 21, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

GUEST FEATURE by Brandon Fausto – Financial Analyst at Buckley Mortgage Broker With an environment that has seen a large change in real estate pricing and mortgage rates, what might buyers see in the second half of 2022? Here’s what an Ontario-based mortgage broker has to say. First Off, Let’s Recap At the beginning […]

What Will Happen to My Mortgage Payment: The Rise of Canadian Interest Rates

Posted on September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Mortgage payments up 45%! Interest rate surge is going to hurt! Anxiety and confusion increasing! One look at the top financial headlines and it’s no wonder you’re worried about your mortgage payments. Perhaps you’re fixed in and your term is about to come up for renewal. Or, maybe, you’re in a variable mortgage and the […]

Worst Decline for Housing Affordability in a Generation

Posted on August 17, 2022August 29, 2022 by Abigail Clark

Housing Affordability is Not in a Great Place We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but housing affordability in Canada worsened by 10.4 points in Q2’22, marking a fifth consecutive quarterly deterioration. The second quarter of 2022 was also the worst quarterly deterioration in over 41 years! For the first time since 1994, […]

Are you overpaying on your business expenses?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Guest Feature by: Miguel Cardenas When it comes to the operating expenses that are crucial to the daily running of your business, many business owners don’t realize they’re overpaying. They feel stuck with the prices quoted by vendors, and don’t want to risk disrupting services to make a change. If this sounds like you, don’t […]

First Time Home Buying for Millennials and GenZ

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Guest Blog Post By: Brandon Lacaille In today’s competitive seller market with house prices steadily rising, the goal of homeownership can feel daunting at times. The good news is that this goal is not as far-fetched as the younger masses may believe — and there are ways to prepare yourself successfully! Find an Honest […]

Advance Your Career with Buckley Mortgage Mentoring

Posted on July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Move Ahead with Mentoring from Gerard @ Buckley Mortgage Broker Team at Mortgage Wellness “Your friendly, sociable, outgoing nature allows you to work effectively with others and selling your ideas comes naturally to you. People describe you as being optimistic and having a positive outlook.” Does this sound like you? If you also bring […]

8 Simple Steps to Take Control of Debt

Posted on June 17, 2022June 22, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Is post-pandemic debt weighing you down? For many people, debt is an unavoidable fact of life. But the past two years of global turmoil has added financial pressure on many Canadians. According to a COVID-19 financial well-being survey conducted by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, over half of Canadians have been financially impacted […]

Press Release: Brandon Lacaille Joins Buckley Mortgage Broker with Mortgage Wellness

Posted on June 7, 2022July 21, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

Familiar with Simcoe and Quinte West communities, Brandon brings a fresh outlook on home financing to Wasaga Beach and surrounding areas. Having more than a decade in customer service behind him, Brandon decided to broaden his horizons by focusing his service standards on a new industry. The pandemic presented an advantageous opportunity when Brandon completed […]

The Housing Market is a Changing — Mortgage Trends for 2022 Part 2

Posted on June 7, 2022June 21, 2022 by Gerard Buckley

So, Where do we stand now? A lot can happen in a month! Since our last update, we’ve seen major shifts take place in the housing market – as tides have turned things from a seller’s market into a stable market. Some would even say the buyer is gaining some presence in the real estate […]

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