Dan Papadapoulis's (homeequitytoronto) Blog

As a realtor, you know 2018 is already in full swing, but are you aware of the possible new threats in cyber security that’s lurking the web? We only have predictions and of course we hope that very little of the following would be true and that we’ll have a safer year as far as cyber security is...

Debt in Canada has reached a record high. Canadians now owe $1.7 for ever $1 of disposable income, as shared by Statistics Canada. These numbers are alarming and it is a consolation that our housing market is strong. You might love to know that there’s a huge possibility that you’ve built up more...

Many people have been fortunate that their homes’ market values have increased since they bought them, resulting in a marked increase in home equity as well. This is possible because equity is defined as the difference between a property’s market value and the mortgage still owed by the home owne...

Building your home’s equity as early as you are able can be of great advantage for you in the future. This is true though a lot of people don’t really know what equity is and how to build it.Equity is the value of your home that you own. It is the difference between the property’s market value an...

We’ve been sharing updates and news about fraud in Canada for the past year, and it looks like corrupt activities and fraud are not going to stop any time soon.Not So Clean After All, Eh?Although Canada has quite a positive image compared to nearby countries south of the border, it still got infi...

It is no secret that property values have gone up in Canada in the last 15 years. People living in certain areas like Toronto and Vancouver who bought their homes more than 2 decades ago have more than doubled the value of their properties. The recent huge increase in real estate market values me...

The issue of home ownership is often hard to understand for quite a lot of people who’ve never applied for a home equity loan before. In this article we will tackle the common misconceptions and cover the basics of home equity loans. We hope that after reading this article, you will be better equ...

A second mortgage is another loan taken with a different mortgage lender on a property that has an existing mortgage. The person who applied for the mortgage must still pay the primary mortgage with the addition of also having to pay for the second mortgage.Reasons Behind Higher Interest Rates On...