Three in five Canadians say they do “a lot” of research before choosing their mortgage, according to a recent Ipsos poll. But when it comes to mortgage renewals, too many put in too little effort. Only 42% of renewal customers claim to do a...

If you got a mortgage last year and paid less than 2.76%, you beat the averages. That was the typical rate for a new mortgages in 2016, according to Mortgage Professionals Canada’s (MPC’s) annual mortgage survey. It was a good year for those...

When it comes to getting the lowest mortgage rate, where you live matters. Someone searching RateSpy.com from Halifax, for example, sees 2.49% as today’s lowest 5-year fixed mortgage rate. Meanwhile, someone in Vancouver with the exact same qualifications sees 2.32%. Both of those rates are clearly exceptional,...

One of the worst things a mortgage shopper can do is assume that a lender’s rates are competitive. For evidence of that, look no further than the latest data from our nation’s largest default insurer, CMHC. It reports that borrowers who closed insured 5-year fixed...