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Bank of Canada Holds The Overnight Policy Rate Steady at 5% For the Third Consecutive Meeting. It was widely expected that the Bank of Canada would maintain its key policy rate at 5% for the third consecutive time. It will continue to sell government securities (quantitative tightening) to normalize its balance sheet. Market participants weighed […]
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Bank of Canada Holds Steady Amid Continued Trade Uncertainty The Bank of Canada maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1.75% for the ninth consecutive policy announcement, keeping the key interest rate stable for all of 2019. Today’s decision was widely expected as members of the Governing Council have signalled that the Bank is […]
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NEED AN APPRAISAL – 7½ TIPS FOR SUCCESS Do you need to get a current value of your property? Then you are going to need an appraisal. Banks and other lending institutions want to know the “current” market value of your home before they consider loaning money on the property. An appraiser checks the general […]
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WHAT THE ELECTION RESULTS MEAN FOR YOUR MORTGAGE With all the news we have seen on the election, I thought I would sum it up from a mortgage industry perspective. What the liberal win means for your mortgage: 1. We will see the continuation of the First Time Home Buyers’ Incentive. Check out the link […]
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FIXED RATES OUTWEIGHING VARIABLE We are currently in a very unique situation when it comes to 5-year fixed and 5-year variable interest rates. For the first time in almost a decade, the lowest 5-year fixed interest rate is more than 0.30% lower than the lowest available variable interest rate for new mortgages. For some, their […]
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WHAT IS A MORTGAGE BROKER? You may have noticed that there are many different terms for those of us who work in the mortgage industry besides “broker”. Mortgage: specialist, expert, advisor, associate, officer, etc. I just want to clear up some potential confusion with all these monikers. There are 2 main categories that these fall […]
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4 WEIRD THINGS LENDERS ASK FOR A number of times I have had people who wonder why they need to provide so much documentation when it comes to arranging a mortgage. Besides an employment letter, you are usually asked to provide a pay stub and your most recent Notice of Assessment (NOA) to prove income. […]
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20 TERMS THAT HOMEBUYERS NEED TO KNOW Buying a home is one of the most important financial decisions you will make. It’s common for a first-time homebuyer to be overwhelmed when it comes to real estate industry jargon, so this BLOG is to help make some of the jargon understandable. To help you understand the […]
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What a great article written by my colleague, David Cooke about the power of amortization! From balancing the stress of monthly cash flow to becoming mortgage free quicker than you thought! 99 YEAR MORTGAGES AND THE POWER OF AMORTIZATION Back in the late 80’s, the Japanese housing market came to a grinding halt. Homes were […]
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What a great article–this is so true! When it hits the media that rates are increasing what does everyone do–panic and head to the bank to lock in and what did the bank do already? Increase fixed rates… its horrible! Contact me before you lock in! WHO REALLY SETS INTEREST RATES? A recent article in […]
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