Mortgage Resources & Guides
Welcome to the Metro Mortgage Group Resources Centre — your guide to mortgages, financing, and homeownership in Alberta. Whether you’re buying your first home, refinancing, exploring rates, or financing a commercial property, you’ll find clear, expert-written guides here.
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First-Time Home Buyer Guides
Step-by-step guidance for buying your first home in Alberta — including the FHSA, RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan, down payment requirements, closing costs, credit score requirements, and program-specific guides for Edmonton.
Explore First-Time Home Buyer Guides →
Mortgage Renewal
What to expect when your mortgage renews in 2026, how much payments are rising, when you can switch lenders without re-qualifying, and when to start the process.
Read the Mortgage Renewal Guide →
Also in this section: Early Mortgage Renewal · Blend and Extend Explained
Edmonton Infill and Your Mortgage
What Edmonton’s eight-plex infill rules mean for homeowners and buyers: whether infill next door affects your mortgage rate, what has happened to home values, and your options, including adding a suite.
Read the Edmonton Infill Guide →
Edmonton Housing Market Report
Sales, prices and inventory for the Greater Edmonton Area, how Edmonton compares with Calgary, and what the numbers mean for buyers, sellers and people renewing.
Read the Edmonton Housing Market Report →
Mortgage Rates & Products
Understand the difference between fixed and variable rates, when to lock, prepayment privileges, rate holds, and current Alberta mortgage rate trends.
Read the Alberta Mortgage Rates Guide →
Mortgage 101 Education
The fundamentals: how mortgages work, the loan process, why use a broker, document checklists, and the cost breakdown. (Coming soon)
Insurance
Mortgage default insurance, mortgage life insurance, and home insurance basics. (Coming soon)
Get Personalized Guidance
Every mortgage is different. The articles here give you the foundation — but a quick conversation with one of our seven Alberta-licensed brokers will tailor the answer to your situation.
