Mortgage Library

Buying a Home

Home Buying Step By Step
A comprehensive description of each step in the home buying process.

Newcomer's Guide to Canadian Housing
This guide gives newcomers a great overview of renting or buying a house in Canada. The guide describes different types of housing and ownership, how to look for a place to rent, landlord-tenant relationships and how to buy and finance a house.

Condominium Buyers' Guide
This Guide provides a general overview of the purchase of condominiums and identifies important questions to ask and the people you should be asking.

Buying a New Condominium
This Guide by ONHWP, Ontario New Home Warranty Program, provides a general overview of purhcasing a new condominiums.

Your Next Move: Choosing a Neighbourhood with Sustainable Features
How to identify neighbourhood features that benefit you and the environment.

About Your House : Understanding Your New Home Sales Contract
If you are planning on buying a brand-new home, you will have to sign a fairly complex sales contract. Understand what you are facing with this clear and helpful guide.

About Your House : Selecting a New Home Builder
Everything you need to know about choosing a new home builder, from deciding what kind of home you want to signing the papers, and after sale service.

About Your House: Buying a House With a Well and Septic System
If you are buying a home with a well or septic system, this document will help you understand how they work, what maintenance is required, what to have tested, costs involved and where to get more information.

An Introduction to Environmental Site Assessments
Describes in clear and non-technical language the process of conducting environmental site assessments (ESA), to determine if a site is contaminated.

New Home: Buyer's Checklist
This Guide by ONHWP, Ontario New Home Warranty Program, provides a list of thing that a New Home purchaser should be aware of.

The Interest in Your Life
This Guide by CBA, Canadian Banker Association, provides a general overview of the hows and whys of interest as well as how interest rates impact your life.