Katherine McKenzie - Mortgage Broker

Katherine McKenzie || March 22, 2019

Anatomy of mortgage changes

There is little doubt that housing sales have slowed down in the past year, due in large part to stricter mortgage regulations. Part of those regulations is a mortgage stress test that requires...

Katherine McKenzie || March 15, 2019

The Canadian economy and the housing market

We are living in strange times, economically speaking. Mortgage stress tests have slowed the housing market and may be one of the reasons the Bank of Canada has signaled it may pause on increasing...

Katherine McKenzie || January 15, 2019

The Housing Market and You

We have weathered many challenges in the housing market, from gloomy predictions of housing bubbles and increasing debt loads, to eroding affordability due to continued government rule changes. We...

Katherine McKenzie || January 15, 2019

Paying Off Your Mortgage

Your Road to Mortgage FreedomDo you dream about paying off your mortgage? The new year is usually a time when people review their finances and, if they are in debt, create a plan to reduce that debt....