Mortgage Refinancing Archives

New Refinance Rules for Secondary Suites in Canada

Posted on October 25, 2024September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

Looking for a way to ease financial pressure on your family? The latest announcement from the government of Canada could be worth noting. The Canadian government recently announced new refinance rules aimed at making it easier for homeowners to build secondary suites, such as basement apartments or in-law suites. This initiative is part of a […]

Marketplace Update During COVID-19

Posted on April 9, 2020September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

Understanding the Current Marketplace Let me begin with my heartfelt hope that this letter finds you and your loved ones in good health. I wanted to reach out with some words of reassurance. In short…I’m here. We are in uncharted territory, and the mortgage marketplace in Southern Ontario is continually shifting to keep pace with […]

Creating Wealth in Real Estate and Investing for the Future

Posted on July 5, 2018September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

We have been experiencing low interest rates now for several years and it can be difficult to find safe and strong investments to place your money. One opportunity is real estate investment, which is within the reach of average Canadians. The current interest rate environment and increasing real estate prices present exciting opportunities for investment […]

Video: How to Save for a New Home?

Posted on January 15, 2018September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

Mortgage Expert, Gerard Buckley with John Eaton on Talk of the Town on The Peak FM 95.1 Answers the question: How to Save for a New Home? Building a Budget for New Home Ownership How to save for a Home? This is a question many young couples and in this day and age many young […]

Will Interest Rates Go Up in 2018?

Posted on January 8, 2018September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

2018 New Year Economic Thoughts That is the ten-thousand-dollar question on everyone’s mind, will interest rates go up in 2018? And if so, by how much? And when? On Friday past, I had a unique opportunity to attend The Economic Club of Canada’s Annual Economic Outlook for 2018 where Canada’s top Chief Economists laid out […]

Mortgage Refinancing: Getting Financially Healthy for the New Year

Posted on December 4, 2017September 22, 2025 by Gerard Buckley

Mortgage Refinancing for your Future: Getting Financially Healthy for the New Year With the new year approaching, we often take stock of the past year and look forward to a fresh new year. For many people that involves some new year’s resolutions that often include: exercise more, eat less, quit smoking and for some of […]