'I have to pay what?!' 11 unexpected costs when buying your first house

If you were hoping that it was just a matter of paying your mortgage from here on out — well, it turns out, houses are expensive for homebuyers in a lot of sneaky ways

Here are the top 10 travel destinations for Canadians in 2017

KAYAK has just released a list of the top 10 trending travel destinations for Canadians during 2016, along with the 10 destinations that have seen the biggest drops in interest

Here’s how your credit score is calculated (and how you can improve it)

Almost everyone has a credit score, and whether you know yours or not, it has a big impact on your life. Despite that, credit scores remain a mystery for a lot of people — how are they calculated? How can a score be improved?

House hunting in January can save you up to $60,000 in Toronto, says real estate firm

Attention Toronto homeseekers! Today might be the best day to put an offer in on a new home, says real estate firm TheRedPin

Planning to rent? Here’s why you’re going to be paying a lot more this year

Rental prices for condos in the Greater Toronto Area have hit a record and the price squeeze is likely to continue, a new report from research firm Urbanation says

Ontario drivers with unpaid traffic tickets won’t be able to renew their licence plates

Beginning in May, people who haven’t paid fines for driving-based offences like speeding won’t be able to get or renew their licence plates

Good news Ontario drivers: auto insurance rates are set to go down this quarter

The average car insurance rate for Ontario drivers is set to go down in the coming months, according to new filings released by The Financial Services Commission of Ontario

How I went hyper-frugal and saved $16,000 in a year for a home down payment

My partner and I were standing in line at Starbucks when I had an idea. “Hey, remember when we talked about buying a house in two years? Why don’t we do that next year instead?”

Canadian interest rates should be raised by January 2018, C.D. Howe says

A week ahead of the next Bank of Canada interest rate decision, the C.D. Howe Institute has recommended that the Bank should raise its benchmark interest rate to 0.75% by January 2018

Equifax says 13% of Canadians are okay with lying on their mortgage application

With home prices in some markets getting so high, many home buyers are trying anything to stretch their purchasing power to afford the home they’re looking for 

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