Mortgage Deferral Resources for Canadians During the Covid-19 Outbreak: Please note that information about mortgage payment deferrals is changing rapidly and we will update this post as new information becomes… Read it »
Latest update, additional resources - March 26, 2020: Government of Canada - Canada's Response to COVID-19 Government of Alberta - support for employers and employees re: Covid-19 Government of Saskatchewan… 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 »
The Smith Manoeuvre and the TFSA - a Primer The 1990’s and 2000’s saw a lot of interest in the “Smith Manoeuvre”, I’ve seen books, online calculators and websites dedicated… 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 »