If You Need a Mortgage, You Also Need Cash. Lots of It!
Even though you’re borrowing to buy a home, cash is King. And there remains a great deal of confusion regarding how much cash you need at...
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Video Blog - Alberta Mortgage Broker Karri Flatla
- Aug 26, 2022
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, And Now You Want to Buy a House??
Seems that, before the sheets are even cold, the first thing people want to do after a split is buy another house. While understandable,...
- Aug 19, 2022
Keeping Money Secrets from Your REALTOR® Will Cost You. So Spill It!
When a homebuyer charges ahead to buy a home without the REALTOR® money talk FIRST, bad things happen. Chaos ensues. Hearts are broken.
- Aug 11, 2022
The True Cost of a Fixed Rate Mortgage: Are You Aware of These Payout Penalties?
Six out of ten borrowers break their mortgage before the term is up. Why would the lender let you off the hook for lost profit?
- Aug 7, 2022
Stop Doing Real Estate Over Text! How Extreme Digitization is Costing Homebuyers Thousands
A few days ago I was swapping war stories with a real estate lawyer and wow, the state of 'customer service' out there is kind of...
- Jul 29, 2022
How the Alberta Advantage is Protecting Us from Real Estate Armageddon
Once again the headlines are telling us the world is coming to an end and this time it's for real. At least according to one newly minted...
- Jul 22, 2022
Is Your Mortgage Pre-Approval Worth the Paper It's Written On?
If your broker (or lender) is running 'back of napkin' numbers on your mortgage pre-approval, well, that's not a pre-approval. That's a...
- Jul 15, 2022
1% Rate Hike! Are the 80s Back? Here's What's Different and What You Can Do Right Now
Are we in for an 80s-style economic meltdown? Can Canadians weather the storm? Fact is, this time is different (really!). While we are in...
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