Roddie MacNeil - Mortgage Broker

Roddie MacNeil || October 14, 2022

Rising interest rates cancelling out affordability gains

Falling home prices are typically welcomed by prospective homebuyers, since it means an improvement in affordability. For today’s first-time buyers, however, that’s not necessarily the...

Roddie MacNeil || September 19, 2022

Is co-ownership right for you?

With interest rates rising, along with the overall cost of living, more people are turning to creative options to achieve homeownership. Co-ownership with family or friends—once a very niche...

Roddie MacNeil || September 15, 2022

The Bank of Canada’s rate hikes may not be done yet

In addition to raising interest rates by another 75 basis points on September 7, the Bank of Canada also signalled that it’s not done hiking just yet. As expected, the Bank raised its overnight...

Roddie MacNeil || August 11, 2022

Canada set to grow in different ways

The Canadian economy is poised to grow again, but in a very different way according to the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) recently-released Monetary Policy Report. The BoC expects global economic growth to...