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About Homefinder and Family Lending

Curious about HomeFinder and FamilyLending.ca and our relationship? We're excited to fill you in.

HomeFinder is owned and operated by Metroland Media Group, Southern Ontario's largest daily and community newspaper publisher. You may not be familiar with our name, but if you live in Southern Ontario, you've definitely read one of our papers or magazines, because we publish over 100 of them across Southern Ontario.

In addition to our newspapers and publications, we also operate a variety of different websites, including LocalWork.ca, Wheels.ca, GottaRent.com, eighteen different community and daily newspaper websites (such as thespec.com) and of course, HomeFinder.ca.

We are committed to serving the community with the highest quality of news, commentary and services. Our commitment extends all the way back to 1852, when the Fergus Elora News Express was founded. We continue to publish the Express, and in fact, eighteen of our newspapers are over a century old.

If you have questions or comments about Metroland or HomeFinder, we invite you to contact us directly at info@HomeFinder.ca.

FamilyLending.ca is a family business, established by husband-and-wife team Robb Nelson and Kim O'Rourke-Nelson. Robb, Kim and their experienced staff are licensed mortgage brokers and agents (brokerage license #11886). They've adopted a unique, collaborative business model where their entire team works together to ensure their clients receive the best service and the best mortgage product at the lowest rates.

Originally focusing on acquiring business through traditional channels like word-of-mouth and referrals from real estate agents, FamilyLending.ca has since become one of the leading online mortgage brokerages, investing heavily in secure technology that allows for rapid online mortgage applications and approvals.

Thousands of Canadians have financed their homes and business purchases with FamilyLending.ca

Together, HomeFinder and FamilyLending.ca are committed to giving Canadians a choice of the type of mortgage and the rate that is best for them. We are proud to offer extremely competitive rates and an application process that is objective and unbiased as well as quick and convenient.

As long-standing members of our community with a proud history, we are committed to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.

If you trust us with your mortgage application, we promise to honour that trust by:

storing your data securely and responsibly
only using your data for the purposes for which you provided it, namely to evaluate your application
responding to you promptly
clearly communicating whether or not you have been approved and the reasons why

If you have any questions or concerns - or you just want to go ahead and get approved for a mortgage - we would be pleased to hear from you. Contact us at 1-866-941-6678 or apply online now.

Latest Mortgage News

Taking a Closer Look at CMHC's 2011 Annual Report

May 16 2012

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation marked its 65th anniversary last week with the release of their 2011 annual report. As the nation’s top mortgage insurer (the organization backs $567 billion in default mortgage insurance), the CMHC controls roughly three-quarters of the nation’s mortgage default insurance. Despite inching ever closer to the $600 billion dollar government-imposed limit, the CMHC’s reported that there’s still plenty of room to meet the nation’s core demand for mortgage insurance.

High Home Prices and Bidding Wars: What You Need to Know

May 10 2012

The price of a new home in Canada is on the rise, according to data released by Statistics Canada today. Market information from March shows that the price of a new home in Canada rose by 0.3% from the previous month, marking the 12 consecutive monthly increase. While relatively minimal, the jump was slightly greater than the 0.2% advance predicted by market experts.

Does Your Down Payment Stack Up?

May 07 2012

Think that a 5 percent down payment is enough to secure a great mortgage rate? Think again. Pulling together the minimum 5 percent down payment, while a good start, is just that – a start. If you’re a first time home buyer looking to move up the property ladder, don’t skimp on your down payment. If you’re having trouble pulling together the 5 percent minimum, you’re setting yourself up for a hard, long haul.