We're back! It's hard to believe it's been over two years since we published our last blog post. It's kind of shameful, really. Embarrassing, really. Our last update was a… Read it »
Qualifying Rate Change First Foundation Mortgages has just received word that the Bank of Canada 5-year Benchmark Qualifying Rate will go down by 25 basis points effective July 22, 2019.… Read it »
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Holds Steady - January 2019 As many analysts have been saying, including myself, and much smarter people than me, like Martin Pelletier, have written, the… Read it »
For Immediate Release July 10, 2018 First Foundation, an Edmonton-based mortgage brokerage, submitted a winning proposal - defeating several large national banks and brokerages - to launch a new affinity… Read it »
Why Use a REALTORⓇ When Buying a Home? So you want to buy a house, and you are excited because you have been to see your Mortgage Broker and have… Read it »
CMHC Announcment: Higher Insurance Premiums by March 17, 2017 Effective March 17th it will be more expensive (again) to get a mortgage in Canada -whether you're putting 5% down, or… Read it »