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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, […]

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 […]

Canada Brings in Changes to the Mortgage Stress Test June 1st

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Gerard Buckley

More change is coming for Canadians looking to get home financing. Proposed updates to the current mortgage stress test for applicants to get approval are kicking in June 1st. These changes are intended to defuse some of the unsustainable growth we’ve seen in the housing market over the past 18 months. Changes for […]

10 Secrets to Success Worth Reflecting On

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Gerard Buckley

There are few lasting thoughts that stay with you for a lifetime more than these 10 secrets to success. I have referred to these annually as I set my goals for the upcoming year. They remain as true today as they did when they were first published in the early 2000s. They assist me in […]

COVID-19 REAL ESTATE MARKET CHECK-IN — Where Ontario Housing Trends are Headed in 2021

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Gerard Buckley

Continuing Lockdowns Push Urban Dwellers Out It’s an unprecedented time in Ontario’s real estate market. While some parts of the province are seeing development halts and pivots, other parts are exploding at rates nearly impossible to keep up with. So what do we see changing as 2021 sits just around the corner? Read on to […]

Buckley Mortgage Team Formation Serving Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Gerard Buckley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 1ST, 2020 Gerard Buckley, info@buckleymortgageteam.ca, 1-866-496-4028 Gerard Buckley, a local Licenced Mortgage Broker, and Verico The Mortgage Wellness Group Limited would like to announce the formation of Buckley Mortgage Team powered by Verico The Mortgage Wellness Group with offices in Collingwood, Owen Sound, Port Elgin and Toronto serving Simcoe, Grey […]

First Time Home Buying for Millenials in Ontario – How to Do it Right

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Gerard Buckley

Follow These Important Steps to Get Closer to New Home Ownership: So — you’re ready to buy a home. The only problem is, you’re not exactly sure where to start. This year has thrown many curveballs to young Ontarians looking to break into the housing market. Lockdowns due to COVID19 have driven up prices […]

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