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HOW TO PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE 10 YEARS EARLY AND SAVE $72,000 IN THE PROCESS

HOW TO PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE 10 YEARS EARLY AND SAVE $72,000 IN THE PROCESS A mortgage is the single largest debt the average Canadian or American will ever have to pay off. How about paying off your mortgage in 5 years…or 10 years? Well, that’s a goal many a ...

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Who Pays the Real Estate Agent When You Buy or Sell a Home?

    For both buyers and sellers, the help of a knowledgeable broker is valuable, but who pays for the services of the real estate agent? If you’re about to start your home-buying journey, you’re likely thinking about hiring a real estate agent. Buyers and sellers are responsible for paying for different fees, ...

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Which home improvement projects have the highest ROI?

  Key Takeaways The potential return of a project will depend on several factors including the nature of the project, upscale versus midrange, the location of the property as well as the base cost incurred.   The report “compares average cost for 29 popular remodeling projects with the value those projects ...

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3 tips that could save you thousands on your mortgage, as interest rates rise.

  Sean Cooper wiped off his $255,000 mortgage in exactly three years and two months, at age 30. He took on two extra gigs, in addition to his daytime job as a pension plan analyst in Toronto. He lived in the basement of his own house, while tenants “thumped around upstairs.” ...

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Five Reasons Why You Still Need A Real Estate Agent

Five Reasons Why You Still Need A Real Estate Agent The proliferation of services that help homebuyers and sellers complete their own real estate transactions is relatively recent, and it may have you wondering whether using a real estate agent is becoming a relic of a bygone era. While doing ...

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