by Tribe Financial | Nov 27, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Finance
This holiday season is shaping up to be a lot different than holidays in the past thanks to COVID-19 – and especially the second wave that has seen many areas of the country hit hard with new cases. While we’re thankful for online shopping so we can still treat...
by Tribe Financial | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Finance, Homeownership
Becoming a First-Time Homebuyer & Landlord at Once In Canada, there are nearly 4.5 million adults and families who live in rental housing – representing approximately one third of total households. If you’re looking to purchase a home, particularly your...
by Tribe Financial | Nov 13, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Homeownership
There are a lot of unknown terms you’ll come across while buying a home – particularly as a first-time homebuyer. Two common payments that homebuyers sometimes use interchangeably, but are quite different, are “deposit” and “down payment”. Deposit When buying...
by Tribe Financial | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, Finance, Homeownership, Mortgage
How Does Skipping a Mortgage Payment Work? Many lenders provide the option for you to skip a mortgage payment each year to help alleviate those tight financial months where everything seems to come due at once. But this also may be an option to help you push...
by Tribe Financial | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Finance, Homeownership
The federal government introduced a six-month Mortgage Deferral Program – which officially wrapped up September 30th – to help Canadians stay in their homes while the job market recovered from COVID-19. With the deferral program coming to an end, stress has mounted...
by Tribe Financial | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog, Economy, Finance, Homeownership
Property taxes are levied to homeowners as a way to help maintain services in your community that ensure your neighbourhood continues to thrive and remain an attractive place to live and work. Property taxes represent a key source of funding for municipalities...
