The Blog

Information about mortgages, loans, business, and the local market.

Credit Score: What affects it?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-02-02T00:00:00+00:00February 2nd, 2016|Credit, Debt, Mortgage Broker|

Okay, you've worked hard to build up your credit score. You pay [...]

Hidden trap of Mortgage Penalties

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-29T00:00:00+00:00January 29th, 2016|Banks, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Penalty, Mortgage Pre-payments, Mortgage Rates, Rate, Refinance, Selling your home|

This article is older but does a great job of identifying the often [...]

Why a one-year fixed mortgage interest rate is your best bet

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-26T00:00:00+00:00January 26th, 2016|Banks, Collateral Mortgage, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, Fixed Rates, Prime Rate, Rate, Variable Rate|

I love Rob McLister! He writes the best articles about the mortgage [...]

Habits of Successful Realtors

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-25T00:00:00+00:00January 25th, 2016|Buying a Home, Homebuyer Mistakes, Realtor, Selling your home|

Whether you're a Realtor trying to model your business after the "big [...]

Budgeting – sounds fun?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2018-11-19T15:41:58+00:00January 22nd, 2016|Buying a Home, Credit, Debt, Down Payment, Financial Goals, Financial Planning|

Budgeting may not be your favourite subject, but it might just be [...]

Christmas Debt: Recovering from the Spending Hangover

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-13T00:00:00+00:00January 13th, 2016|Credit, Debt, Debt Consolidation, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, Refinance|

As is typical for January, the weather is cooler (albeit this year [...]

Looking forward to 2016!

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00January 12th, 2016|Buying a Home, First-time Homebuyer, Mortgage Changes, Mortgage Rules, Prime Rate, Rate, Variable Rate|

This past year we saw many challenges in the housing sector. There [...]

How to Grow your Real Estate Business through Social Media

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-07T00:00:00+00:00January 7th, 2016|Mortgage Broker, Realtor|

It comes as a surprise to most people that I’m an introvert. [...]

Mortgage: How much can I afford?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2016-01-05T00:00:00+00:00January 5th, 2016|Amortization, Buying a Home, Closing Costs, Debt, Down Payment, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, First-time Homebuyer, Home Buyer's Plan, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Calculator, Mortgage Insurance, Pre-approval|

The first question home buyers want to ask when they want a [...]