Have you ever considered living in Toronto or Mississauga condos? On winter days when I’m shoveling snow outside in the freezing cold, I definitely do. But it’s just not the shoveling that sometimes makes me want to live in a condo. When you live in a condo, it’s almost like being a tenant since you […]

Due to popular demand, I’ll be back at the Toronto Public Library this March delivering my keynotes speech, “How to Burn Your Mortgage and Achieve Financial Freedom.” Here are the 2 locations I’ll be speaking at. Dates & Locations:Saturday, March 2, 2-3:30PMAlbion Branch1515 Albion Road, Toronto M9V 1B2 Thursday, March 28, 6:30-8PMHumber Bay Branch200 Park Lawn Road, Toronto, ON M8Y 3J1 […]

Did you recently buy a condo in Toronto or a Toronto loft and you’re looking to pay off your mortgage sooner? Toronto condos are a good entry point for first time homebuyers due to their relative affordability compared to houses. There are many condos for sale in Toronto to choose from. Owning a condo is […]

Steven Trieu is the mastermind behind the blog YoungVestors. After bouncing around eight jobs in different industries within two years of graduating, it was at this point Steven became a YoungVestor, a person in the early stages of learning how to achieve financial independence. He’s set himself the ambitious goal of reaching financial independence before […]

A big surprise for many first-time homebuyers are the closing costs. Closing costs typically add up to between 1.5% and 4% of a home’s purchase price and include home inspection fee, legal fees and disbursements, municipal and provincial land transfer taxes, title insurance and appraisal fee. If you’re making only the minimum 5% down payment, […]

The housing market has seen a lot of changes over the past several months. It all started with the new stress test on insured mortgages last year. Then there was Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan in the spring. More recently we’ve seen higher mortgage rates. If that hasn’t been enough changes to get used to, OSFI […]

Last month I sent out a harmless Tweet… or so I thought. Instead it led to a heated discussion about Canada’s favourite dinner table topic – real estate. Real estate is a popular topic of discussion these days. Everyone and their brother seems to have an opinion on it. It’s not hard to see why. […]

Have you picked up your copy of my book, Burn Your Mortgage, yet? It’s flying off bookshelves! Thank you to everyone who has purchased my book and helped spread the word on social media with the hashtag #BurnYourMortgage. If you haven’t already, I’d really appreciate it if you’d post a book review on Amazon. Exciting […]

On August 1, 2014, I celebrated my second year as a homeowner. In August 2012, I purchased my dream home, a beautifully-renovated three bedroom bungalow in eastern Toronto for $425,000. Through hard-work and goal-setting, I’ve managed to pay off over half my mortgage in two short years. Toronto and Vancouver are considered the two hottest […]