Category: Mortgage Tips & Advice (14 posts)
- June 28, 2017 @ 12:17 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
4 Things You Need To Know When Buying A Vacation Home
Everyone looks forward to a vacation, and many people return to their favorite spot each year. If you really enjoy your annual destination, you might be ready to invest in a vacation home. There are m
- April 26, 2017 @ 12:02 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Getting Your Whole Family on Board When Selling Your Home
If you are selling your home, this can be a challenge when you are in charge of getting your family on board as well. Selling a home with kids has its own challenges, but it isn't impossible. Here are
- April 11, 2017 @ 1:57 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Buying a Home, Step One: Mortgage Pre-Approval
Whether you're looking to buy your first home, or haven't purchased a home in the past several years, you may be surprised to discover that searching your local real estate listings is not the best pl
- March 14, 2017 @ 2:05 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Why Remortgage? 4 Excellent Reasons to Consider Refinancing Your Home
Your home is probably the most significant purchase you'll ever make, yet it's surprising how many people simply continue paying their mortgage every month without thinking too much about it. However,
- November 23, 2016 @ 3:54 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Saving For College: Four Tips For Parents
One of the prime concerns of parents, especially parents of teenagers, is how their children will be able to afford college tuition. With prices going up each year at even state and community colleges
- October 12, 2016 @ 10:04 AM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Is Having No Credit As Risky As Having Bad Credit?
Let's clear up one misconception, right off the bat: having no credit is not the same as having bad credit. 'No credit' simply means that your credit history - which tracks your loans and repayments o
- September 14, 2016 @ 10:41 AM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Why Should I Repair My Credit?
Your credit history is more than just a number; it affects nearly every aspect of your financial life. If you are suffering from a low credit score, you're probably an excellent candidate for credit r
- July 13, 2016 @ 10:47 AM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
How to Manage Your Credit Card Debt: A 4-Step Strategy
Being in debt is undoubtedly stressful, more so when the interest rates keep pushing your overall debt to skyrocketing amounts. Many people fall into the temptations of unnecessary expenditures and en
- June 8, 2016 @ 9:29 AM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Why is Saving Money so Hard?
Saving money is a lot like dieting -- easy to understand but difficult to execute and follow through. Intellectually, you know that having that extra piece of pie or second helping of French fries is
- May 11, 2016 @ 10:01 AM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
3 Ways to Change Your Financial Habits
Some financial habits are good, but others can hold you back and prevent you from saving. If you need to change your financial habits, it is important to take a step-by-step approach. This three-step
- April 6, 2016 @ 1:08 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
5 Smart Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
Whether you want to buy a house or just get a better rate on your credit card, your credit score will play a big role in how well you do and how much you have to pay. If you do not know your
- March 3, 2016 @ 1:59 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Make Money When You Buy
Every intelligent real estate investor understands the basic principle of making money when you buy. It’s extremely important to learn and understand this concept for your business because it ca
- January 8, 2016 @ 12:12 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
Strategies to Dig Yourself Out of the Debt Hole
Debt. It's something almost everyone will have at some point in their life. But what happens when your debt begins to get the better of you? What options are available? Some si
- September 30, 2014 @ 7:10 PM
- Posted by Carmela Durante
2 Out of 3 Do Not Shop at Renewal
Every now and then we see a mortgage stat that’s a jaw-dropper. This finding from Manulife Bank is one of them. It suggests there are a lot more people with money to burn than one might expec
Carmela Durante
Senior Mortgage Planner
Over 28 years of experience
