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Step one · no documents required

Start your purchase-readiness assessment.

Four short steps and a few minutes. This tells a licensed mortgage professional where you actually are in the buying process so the advice you get back is relevant rather than generic. Nothing here is an application, and nothing here affects your credit.

01

Market and timeline

Where in Ontario you are buying and when you intend to purchase.

02

Purchase and down payment

Target price, property type, and the funds you have available.

03

Income and credit

How your household earns, and your own estimate of your credit position.

04

How to reach you

Contact details, preferred method, and anything else we should know.

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Which best describes you?*

Your best estimate is fine. We will pressure-test it together.

When do you expect to purchase or close?*

Before you start

Assessment questions, answered

How long does the assessment take?

A few minutes. There are four short steps covering your market and timeline, your purchase and down payment, your income and credit picture, and how to reach you. No documents are required and nothing is uploaded.

What is the difference between this and the detailed qualification review?

This assessment establishes where you are and what the sensible next step is. The detailed qualification review at /pre-qualification/ is the substantive version — it includes your income and down-payment documentation and produces a reviewed response within one to two business days. Many buyers do this first and the review second.

Will this tell me how much I can borrow?

Not precisely, and any tool that claims to from a handful of questions is overstating things. The affordability calculator will give you an illustrative range based on the numbers you enter. A firm answer requires documentation and a lender, which is what the detailed review is for.

Does this affect my credit?

No. No credit check is performed. The credit question asks for your own estimate and is used only to understand your situation and point you to the right next step.

What if my answers are not great?

Then you get honest guidance about what to work on and how long it typically takes, rather than a rejection. Nobody is turned away here. Buyers who are twelve months out are frequently the ones who benefit most from starting the conversation early.

Do I have to give my phone number?

Contact details are required so a mortgage professional can actually respond. Your information is used to reply to your enquiry and to review your mortgage options, as described in the privacy policy. It is not sold.

Information provided through this assessment is used to review your mortgage options and respond to your enquiry. Submitting it does not create a mortgage application, pre-approval, commitment or offer of financing. No approval, rate, lender decision or financing outcome is guaranteed. Qualification is subject to lender underwriting, document review, income, debt, credit, property and other requirements.