What We Do

Purchases

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or an experienced buyer, we can provide you with access to the best mortgage products and rates across Canada.

Let us educate you about borrowed down payment mortgages, self-employment programs, rental purchase programs, vacation property programs, and other financing alternatives before you make your purchase. We can help you get into your new home much sooner than you expect.

Refinancing

There are many reasons for refinancing a mortgage. You might want to stabilize your payments by changing from a variable to a fixed-rate mortgage. Perhaps you have improved your credit score and qualify for a better mortgage with a better discount. Or maybe you want to refinance a home loan to pull out equity for home improvements, investments, college expenses, or high-interest debt consolidation.

Home equity is an easy and affordable way to access the money you have accumulated in your home, especially if you have a good first mortgage in place. If you plan to remove equity from your home, you should be aware of the benefits and possible risks. Talk to a licensed mortgage professional and financial planner to discuss how you can make home equity work for you.

Purchase + Improvements

Let’s face it, finding the perfect home that checks all the boxes can be a challenge. With our purchase + improvements program you don’t have to let the cost of renovations deter you from choosing that right home.

Whether you need to purchase a new furnace, install new flooring, or complete a kitchen renovation, the funds you need for this can be included in your mortgage upfront and part of your regular payments. The government allows up to 10% of your purchase price to be added to the mortgage for renovations, and mortgage rates are often lower than what you’re able to secure for a home improvement loan. Contact us to see if this program is right for you.

Spousal Buyout Program

Ending a relationship can be extremely complex and emotional. We’d like to do our best to make the process of dividing your home equity as smooth as possible. With a legal separation agreement in place, we can work within the terms established in the agreement and assist you in buying out your partner, splitting up the equity, and paying off shared debt. The individual staying in the home can refinance the home at up to 95% of the homes appraised value.

This program also applies to common law couples and joint titled individuals (ie. siblings/friends who own a home together). Please reach out to our team today for advice on starting this process. We’d love to answer all your questions and help guide you through this difficult time.

New to Canada

We’ve been fortunate to assist many newcomers to Canada in buying their first home in this beautiful country. We realize this can feel like a daunting task, so we’ll be very patient and diligent in explaining each step of the process. Even for those with newer credit, and as little as 5% down, we’ll always do our best to assist each and every client in achieving their goals of home ownership.

Whether you’re a permanent resident or here on a work visa, we want to help. We’re happy to connect you with our wonderful partners; realtors, lawyers, home inspectors – whatever you need! We’ll provide you with our expert advice and always aim to make the process as smooth as possible.

Second Properties

Buying a Rental Property vs Purchasing a New Primary Residence and Renting out Your First Home: Have you been considering an income property and wondering how much you’ll require for a down payment? Depending on the approach you take, you’ll either require 5% down or 20%. Here’s how it works. When purchasing a new property for the purpose of a rental you are required to have a minimum 20% down payment. With that said, if you purchase a new home as your primary residence and choose to turn your old home into a rental property you’ll only require a 5% down payment for your new home purchase.

If you choose to purchase a new primary residence and want to rent out your first home we can arrange for an appraiser to complete a market rent report so we can use this rental income to help you qualify for your new mortgage. The appraiser will look at similar homes to yours to get a sense for what is average for rental income on that type of property. Alternatively, if you are purchasing a home with a legal rental suite we are also able to use a market rent report (using a qualified appraiser) to help you to qualify for a larger mortgage based on the anticipated rental income.

Buying a Vacation Property: If you’re purchasing a second home to use as a vacation property, not to use as a rental, you’ll only be required to have a minimum 5% down payment. Purchasing a vacation home for the purposes of generating rental income will have different requirements.

Building equity in multiple properties can certainly be a great way to build a strong financial future for your and your family. Talk to one of our qualified mortgage specialists and a financial planner as you consider the idea of owning more than one home. Our team is happy to answer all of your questions and help you to determine if multi-home ownership is the right plan for you.

Vehicle Financing

We can offer a variety of services to assist with vehicle financing and re-financing, at no cost to you, for auto/trailer/boat and RV! We can often take your current auto-loan and lower the payments by extending your amortization/reducing the interest rate. If you need money for down payment on your first home, we can look at consolidating your debt to free up some cash flow. Ask us about how we can assist in getting you removed as co-signer from a vehicle loan in order to improve your debt ratio. We can also help you finance your new vehicle purchase – with access to multiple lenders we compete for the best possible interest rate. Contact us for more information on how we can help you achieve your goals with both home and vehicle ownership and financing.