One of the keys to successfully qualifying for a mortgage or any other type of credit is learning how to use your credit card. Credit cards can be a very useful tool when used properly but ...
On April 19th 2010 new mortgage rules came into effect which have made it a little bit more challenging to qualify for a variable rate mortgage. Traditionally lenders qualified your maximum mortgage ...
The problems over seas in Europe are already hitting close to home as bond yields have dipped for the last couple of days indicating that investor confidence is shaken. This bodes well for borrowers ...
Mortgage interest rates continue to climb for the 4th week in a row. There is a lot of discussion between observers and economists who think that the banks are prematurely driving rates up as ...
I have observed recently that both first time home buyers and seasoned owners alike struggle to understand CMHC insurance. From a borrower’s perspective the insurance premium paid up front ...
After a very quick increase to fixed rate mortgages over the past 2 weeks mortgage lenders have started to compete for the new fixed 5 year. The standard rate is 4.59% however some lenders have ...
A combination of positive economic data, the high Canadian dollar and probably the most important factor, the end of RRSP season in mid March when lenders artificially kept rates low to attract ...
We all knew it was going to happen, we just didn’t know exactly when. Last Monday fixed rate mortgages increased. The fixed 5 year rate increased by a half of a percent from 3.89% to 4.39%. The ...
Fixed mortgage rates are married to bond yields. As a mortgage broker I constantly look towards the 5 year Government of Canada bond yield to forecast where rates are heading to advise clients. Bond ...
Merix is leading the way down with their 3 year variable rate mortgage. They announced yesterday evening that they are now offering Prime minus 0.50 which currently gives the borrower an effective ...