Clayton Jarvis
Clayton Jarvis
ReporterClayton Jarvis is a mortgage reporter at MoneyWise. Prior to joining the MoneyWise team, Clay wrote for and edited a variety of real estate publications, including Canadian Real Estate Wealth, Real Estate Professional, Mortgage Broker News, Canadian Mortgage Professional, and Mortgage Professional America.
Clayton Jarvis is a mortgage reporter at MoneyWise. Prior to joining the MoneyWise team, Clay wrote for and edited a variety of real estate publications, including Canadian Real Estate Wealth, Real Estate Professional, Mortgage Broker News, Canadian Mortgage Professional, and Mortgage Professional America. Clay has been a teacher, the manager of one of Canada's finest independent record stores, and the head writer for a popular morning radio show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He spends his free time making loud music and Thai food, but rarely at the same time.
Clayton Jarvis's Expertise
Real Estate • Sep 14
Does Your Post-Pandemic Portfolio Include Farmland? It should.
Managing Money • Aug 28
Biden Pushes to Get Stimulus Cash to Renters as Ruling Lets Evictions Proceed
Managing Money • Aug 13
Next Year's Social Security Raise Could Be Biggest in 40 Years. Will It Be Enough?
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Mortgages • May 30
How does a construction loan work?
To build the home of your dreams, you might turn to a construction loan.
Mortgages • May 30
How does a construction loan work?
To build the home of your dreams, you might turn to a construction loan.
Mortgages • May 23
Why you'll now save $1,400 by refinancing
August has ushered in a new source of savings for homeowners.
Mortgages • May 23
Why you'll now save $1,400 by refinancing
August has ushered in a new source of savings for homeowners.
Managing Money • May 23
Most homeowners don’t understand refinancing
The benefits of low mortgage rates are lost on many owners, a Moneywise-YouGov poll finds.
Managing Money • May 23
Most homeowners don’t understand refinancing
The benefits of low mortgage rates are lost on many owners, a Moneywise-YouGov poll finds.
Managing Money • May 23
Warren Buffett saw inflation coming early on
As prices soar, here's how to lessen the impact on your wallet.
Managing Money • May 23
Warren Buffett saw inflation coming early on
As prices soar, here's how to lessen the impact on your wallet.
Managing Money • May 21
Gas prices hit 7-year high ahead of Memorial Day
As the economy opens back up, travel demand is rising. So is the cost of gas.
Managing Money • May 21
Gas prices hit 7-year high ahead of Memorial Day
As the economy opens back up, travel demand is rising. So is the cost of gas.
News • May 21
How Biden’s plan might help you buy first home
It includes hundreds of billions of dollars to make more Americans homeowners.
News • May 21
How Biden’s plan might help you buy first home
It includes hundreds of billions of dollars to make more Americans homeowners.
Managing Money • May 21
Could expanded child tax credit become permanent?
President Biden and other top Democrats want to keep the benefits going.
Managing Money • May 21
Could expanded child tax credit become permanent?
President Biden and other top Democrats want to keep the benefits going.
Mortgages • May 21
Odd strategy to win bidding wars
Always losing out to other buyers? It may be time to stop making conditional offers.
Mortgages • May 21
Odd strategy to win bidding wars
Always losing out to other buyers? It may be time to stop making conditional offers.
Managing Money • May 21
How to chop the cost of a home remodel
A few adjustments can keep you busting your budget at Lowe's or Home Depot.
Managing Money • May 21
How to chop the cost of a home remodel
A few adjustments can keep you busting your budget at Lowe's or Home Depot.
Mortgages • Mar 19
Mortgage application trends
Demand for refis is falling as homeowners ignore the warnings about rising rates.
Mortgages • Mar 19
Mortgage application trends
Demand for refis is falling as homeowners ignore the warnings about rising rates.
Banking • Mar 08
APR vs. APY: What's the difference?
APR and APY sound similar, but they're definitely not the same thing. Here are the differences.
Banking • Mar 08
APR vs. APY: What's the difference?
APR and APY sound similar, but they're definitely not the same thing. Here are the differences.
Investing • Dec 29
How to get started as a private real estate lender
Becoming a private lender is not as complex as it might seem, but you should know the risks.
Investing • Dec 29
How to get started as a private real estate lender
Becoming a private lender is not as complex as it might seem, but you should know the risks.
Managing Money • Nov 03
Sudden wealth pitfalls most people don't expect
Sizeable financial windfalls can create unexpected problems with friends and family.
Managing Money • Nov 03
Sudden wealth pitfalls most people don't expect
Sizeable financial windfalls can create unexpected problems with friends and family.
Mortgages • Jun 28
How to buy your first home
Follow these steps to get a mortgage and become a new homeowner.
Mortgages • Jun 28
How to buy your first home
Follow these steps to get a mortgage and become a new homeowner.
Investing • Jun 10
What is high-frequency trading?
New technologies have always amplified the speed at which securities shares change hands.
Investing • Jun 10
What is high-frequency trading?
New technologies have always amplified the speed at which securities shares change hands.
Retirement • Jun 09
Expect to work past 65? Start planning now.
There’s no magic bullet solution if you’re short on retirement savings.
Retirement • Jun 09
Expect to work past 65? Start planning now.
There’s no magic bullet solution if you’re short on retirement savings.
Investing • Jun 07
Game-changing tech innovations that are capturing
Getting some of those ideas off the ground will require mountains of investor capital
Investing • Jun 07
Game-changing tech innovations that are capturing
Getting some of those ideas off the ground will require mountains of investor capital
Retirement • Jun 06
Not all debt is bad debt in retirement
Owing money isn’t a problem on its own, but the type of debt does matter
Retirement • Jun 06
Not all debt is bad debt in retirement
Owing money isn’t a problem on its own, but the type of debt does matter
Managing Money • Jun 03
How do private wealth managers help clients?
Wealthy Americans have conflicting financial priorities that require broad solutions.
Managing Money • Jun 03
How do private wealth managers help clients?
Wealthy Americans have conflicting financial priorities that require broad solutions.
Investing • Jun 02
Avoid this beginner investing mistake
Falling stock prices are no reason to gut your portfolio.
Investing • Jun 02
Avoid this beginner investing mistake
Falling stock prices are no reason to gut your portfolio.
Managing Money • May 27
Why patenting your million-dollar idea might not be worth your time and money
A patent doesn’t automatically guarantee you protection from predatory competitors.
Managing Money • May 27
Why patenting your million-dollar idea might not be worth your time and money
A patent doesn’t automatically guarantee you protection from predatory competitors.
Investing • May 25
Investing in REITs
With real estate investment trusts, you get a cut of rent income for the price of a stock.
Investing • May 25
Investing in REITs
With real estate investment trusts, you get a cut of rent income for the price of a stock.
Employment • May 19
Struggling to Get Your Startup Funded? Here Are 3 Ways to Make Investors Believe in You
Attracting a significant amount of capital requires more than an exciting idea.
Employment • May 19
Struggling to Get Your Startup Funded? Here Are 3 Ways to Make Investors Believe in You
Attracting a significant amount of capital requires more than an exciting idea.
Investing • May 19
Crowdfunded Investing is on the Rise
Crowdfunding is poorly regulated, and has an unimpressive record of financing companies.
Investing • May 19
Crowdfunded Investing is on the Rise
Crowdfunding is poorly regulated, and has an unimpressive record of financing companies.
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