A recession hit us. I know, I know, brace yourself. That’s a bit of surprising news, isn’t it? Sarcasm aside, there’s no denying that the global economic crisis (AKA, the recession) really put a lot of people in positions they weren’t used to being in. For many people born post 1980, a “recession” was an …
A common myth that is very prevalent is that people who are self-employed, or who work on a commission basis, can not get a mortgage/have difficult time getting a mortgage. While this myth is true in certain situations, it is not a universal rule. In fact, obtaining a mortgage when you’re self employed can be …
Do you remember the days when getting a mortgage was easy? Simply show up to your favourite broker or banks office with a pay stub and a decent credit score, and after signing a few papers, you walked out the door with a mortgage! Okay, perhaps it was never that easy, but the global financial …