The Blog

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

No recession here?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Banks, Interest Rates, Mortgage Rates, Prime Rate, Rate, Variable Rate|

With all the hubbub around the "recession" announcement yesterday, do you feel [...]

August market volatility

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Financial Goals, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Rate|

We are living through interesting times - economically speaking. The latest news [...]

Tenants from hell …

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Home Insurance, Investment Property, Rental Property|

This is one of the worst stories of heard from investment property [...]

Should the Canadian Government raise interest rates?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Buying a Home, Interest Rates, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Rates, Rate, Variable Rate|

Core inflation is nearing a seven-year high, but should that prompt the [...]

Buying investment property in the US

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Investment Property, Mortgage Broker|

Have you been looking at the US real estate market wondering if [...]

Household debt increasing … but for good things

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Buying a Home, Debt, Financial Goals, Financial Planning|

Canadian households are carrying more debt on average than they were last [...]

How do you get a mortgage if you’re not the ideal borrower?

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Buying a Home, Credit, Debt, Divorce, Down Payment, Mortgage Application, Mortgage Broker, Pre-approval, Self-employed|

If you’re a credit-worthy employee at a Fortune 500 company and don’t [...]

Down Payment Basics

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Buying a Home, Down Payment, Financial Goals, Financial Planning, First-time Homebuyer, Home Buyer's Plan|

The minimum down payment required is dependent on the type of purchase. [...]

The advantage of early renewals

Ashton Mortgage Solutions2015-09-11T00:00:00+00:00September 11th, 2015|Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Renewal, Mortgage Term, Rate|

A recent survey by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) found [...]