Mortgage strategies for life and financial goals in Nova Scotia

Financial goals first

The mortgage is a tool, not the destination.

Purchase and refinance decisions should account for the actual property's ongoing costs, the household's reserves and the likely time horizon. Payment changes are only useful when their fees, interest and loss of flexibility are understood.

Home purchase financing, a renewal, refinancing or access to equity should be considered only after the intended outcome is clear. Compare the full cost, future flexibility and the option of leaving the current position unchanged.

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Look across the whole financial position.

You do not need to know which mortgage product to ask for. The discovery experience begins with broad goals and surfaces possibilities, cautions and reasons not to change the mortgage.