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Mortgage pre-approvals are a great way to prepare for purchasing a home. Essentially, what a lender is trying to do with the pre-approval process is get a lot of their paperwork out of the way before you find the house of your dreams and want to immediately put in an offer.

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All you need to know about fixed-rate mortgages and the interest rate differential

Breaking a variable-rate mortgage is fairly straightforward. Breaking a fixed-rate mortgage? Not so much.

Six common mistakes first-time homebuyers make

Six common mistakes first-time homebuyers make

Setting out to buy your first home is one of the more exciting parts of adulthood, often accompanied by great pride and responsibility. But all that excitement can cloud your judgment and good sense.

Setting out to buy your first home can be one of the more exciting parts of adulthood. It’s often accompanied by feelings of great pride and responsibility. But sometimes, excitement can cloud the buyer’s judgment and good sense.  

First-time homebuyers may not have much experience in the real estate market yet, which means oversights can happen. 

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Lisa Coxon

Lisa is a senior editor in the personal finance space. Her work has appeared in Reader’s Digest, Toronto Life, Canadian Living and TVO. As a child, she diligently hoarded the $50 bills that fell out of her Christmas cards. Adult Lisa is working hard to resurrect those stockpiling tendencies. 

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When it comes to selecting a mortgage, you're usually asked to choose between a fixed rate and a variable rate. But did you know there’s a third option that combines elements of both?

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When it comes to selecting a mortgage, you're usually asked to choose between the certainty of a fixed-rate mortgage, which allows you to lock in a particular interest rate for your term, and the uncertainty of a variable-rate mortgage, which fluctuates alongside the Bank of Canada’s overnight interest rate. But did you know that there’s a third, lesser-known option that combines elements of both?

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