Driven by a vision to bring authenticity and fun to the real estate market, Michael McHale co-founded KIRE (Keeping It Real Estate) with Samuel Patterson. The company’s ethos revolves around being genuine, knowledgeable, and not taking themselves too seriously, which...
There’s a version of this that happens more often than it should. A fixed rate ends. Life is busy. The lender writes to confirm the new rate — something higher, something that sounds vaguely reasonable in isolation — and because nothing dramatic happens, because...
There’s a version of this conversation that happens regularly. Someone who has been self-employed for several years — earning well, managing their finances carefully, building something they’re genuinely proud of — sits down to explore a mortgage and...
At some point, many homeowners arrive at the same thought. The equity is there. The need is real — or at least it feels real. And borrowing against a property you already own seems, on the surface, like the most logical way to access it. What tends to happen next is a...
Most people buying a property will find themselves in a chain at some point. It might be simple — a short sequence of two or three transactions moving in the same direction. Or it might be longer, more complex, and involving people they’ll never meet making...
