Understand the numbers before you decide.
Whether you’re buying, refinancing or renewing, start by exploring what may be possible.
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Choose your mortgage path
Buying a home
Estimate what you may be able to afford, your payment and the costs of buying.
Explore buyingRefinancing or using equity
See how much equity may be available and what changing your mortgage could mean.
Explore refinancingRenewing or switching
Review your options before accepting your lender’s renewal offer.
Explore renewal
About Athena
I’m Athena Constantinou, an Ontario mortgage broker with more than 27 years of experience helping people with residential and commercial mortgages.
Explore the numbers
Use these calculators to test an idea, compare an option or prepare for a conversation.
Guided path
Home-Buying Range Estimate
Answer five questions to estimate a realistic Ontario purchase range.
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Monthly Mortgage Payment
Adjust the price, down payment, term and rate to estimate your monthly payment.
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Refinance and Equity Take-Out Estimate
Answer three questions to estimate how much equity may be available.
Start refinance estimateWhen the usual lending guidelines don’t fit
A mortgage can become less straightforward when income is self-employed or variable, Canadian credit history is limited, a past credit issue needs to be explained or the property itself falls outside standard guidelines. The numbers still matter, but so does understanding how different lenders may view them, including buying, refinancing or renewing with alternative mortgage options.
The numbers may not tell the whole story.
Income type, existing debt, property costs, available savings and future plans can all affect what makes sense, not only what may be approved.
If you would like help understanding your result or deciding what to explore next, send me your question.
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