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Paul Macara || November 30, 2020

Refinancing Your Mortgage – What You Need to Know

This year has seen a rise in the number of homeowners who are considering refinancing their mortgage. Approximately 20% of Canadian homeowners say they plan to refinance their mortgage in the next...

Paul Macara || November 16, 2020

What Happened to the Expected House Price Crash?

According to many forecasts from earlier this year, Canadian home prices should have fallen anywhere from 5% to 20% from pre-pandemic levels by now. On the contrary, average prices are up...

Paul Macara || November 02, 2020

The Best Elementary Schools in Victoria BC

Finding the best elementary schools in Victoria is an important consideration when choosing a new neighbourhood. The Fraser Institute, using publicly accessible academic data, generates an annual...

Paul Macara || October 27, 2020

Fixed or Variable in These Unusual Times?

Fixed or variable—it’s the classic rate decision many mortgage shoppers are faced with. And it’s only been made more complicated since the start of the pandemic. Towards the latter half of 2019,...