A surge in mortgage renewals, rising interest rates and new stress testing rules are conspiring to make refinancing your mortgage more complicated and more expensive. Mortgage broker Kelly Wilson, co-owner of the Wilson Team mortgage brokerage in Ottawa, says a majority of Canadians renew with their same lender, but it’s still important to check out […]

Canadian household debt compromising banking system, warns Bank of International Settlements By The Canadian Press 12 Mar 2018  Armina Ligaya Canadians’ collective household debt has climbed to $1.8 trillion as an international financial group sounds an early warning that the country’s banking system is at risk from rising debt levels. Equifax Canada said in a new report […]

Dominion Lending Centres BTB Mortgage Solutions 4849 Jepson St Niagara Falls 905 357 5366 www.beatthebankmortgage.ca Mortgage Insurance Premiums. Many people know what they are- an extra cost to you the borrower. But not many people realize how they are calculated. Understanding the premium charges and how they are calculated will help lead you to making […]

  Did you know we can use the with some of our mortgage loan products ? The purpose of the Home ownership Program is to: Make home ownership a reality for low to moderate income households in Niagara Ease the demand for rental housing by assisting renter households to buy affordable houses Offer down payment […]

Not surprisingly, borrowers often default to their own Banker. And why not? It’s an established and comfortable relationship. Perhaps it’s viewed as the path of least resistance. But is it the right lender for the borrower’s current specific needs? Perhaps not. More sophisticated borrowers may be of a size or scale that they have their […]

Bank of Canada makes interest rate announcement by Bloomberg 17 Jan 2018 The Bank of Canada pushed forward with another quarter-point interest rate increase and said more hikes are likely coming, even as it cautioned it isn’t in any rush to return rates to more normal levels. Policy makers led by Governor Stephen Poloz increased […]

Mortgage brokers have a reputation as superheroes. Although we cannot leap tall buildings in a single bound we can do extraordinary things. Is the down payment money coming from outside of Canada? I had a client who had a joint account with her father in Japan. She showed me bank statements with the money in […]

Big Mortgage Changes COMING Jan. 1, 2018 There has been significant press coverage around upcoming changes to mortgage lending rules that will take effect Jan. 1, 2018. These rules will affect many more people than most realize. They will affect people seeking a mortgage most obviously, but they will also affect those with a mortgage […]

Starting January 1st, 2018, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) will be tightening the qualifying guidelines for mortgages, regardless if your mortgage is CMHC insured or not. OSFI has stated that starting January 1st, every prospective home owner, regardless of the amount of down payment, will have to qualify at the inflated qualifying […]

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