The Mortgage Group - Andy Vickers

Andy Vickers || March 05, 2019

Budgeting for Home Ownership

Budgeting for Home OwnershipSmart budgeting is required when buying your home. Saving the down payment and crunching numbers helps determine how much mortgage you can afford. But the costs don’t just...

Andy Vickers || December 06, 2018

The Upside of Alternative and/or Unregulated Lenders

A recent report from the Bank of Canada reviewed the impact of the government's policy changes on the mortgage market. It found that overall market activity had slowed -- something we knew would...

Andy Vickers || December 04, 2018

The Housing Market and You

As we wind down 2018, we can look back at the housing market and see that affordability was the big topic across Canada. We have weathered many challenges in the housing market, from gloomy...

Andy Vickers || November 19, 2018

Home prices across the country fell last month except in one area

A leading measure of Canadian home prices declined in October nationwide although one housing market bucked the trend.The Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index was down 0.4%...