Do you remember when you were a kid and you stood on the train tracks on a hot summer day peering into the distance for the coming train? Then suddenly, in the distance, a single light appeared suspended in mid air and the shape of a massive train hurdling towards you sent your heart racing. [...]

Although bond yields rose last Friday as of Monday March 8th Toronto Mortgage Interest rates remain unchanged. Over the weekend some lenders have warned of the possibility of fixed rate mortgages increasing. This weekend I decided to deliver my Monday Mortgage Minute from the slopes of Mont Tremblant Quebec, however I am back in the [...]

To start the month, there is a new variable rate mortgage! I can now offer Prime minus 40 (1.85%) on 3 year variable mortgages. It was also announced after I recorded my video, that the 5 year fixed rate special that I was offering at 3.69% has been extended for closings up until April 26th. [...]

Again Merix Financial is the first “kid on the block” to introduce a new variable rate. Fresh off the press Merix is now offering P-.40 on their 3 year variable rate mortgages! The effective mortgage interest rate is currently (2.25-0.40) = 1.85%. The mortgage is available for 90 days and is available to purchasers who [...]

Mortgage interest rates in Canada haven’t changed for the past two weeks. The bond yields have remained relatively stable and low which is good if you are in the mortgage market. Currently there is little pressure on rates so we should enjoy these current low interest rates for a while. Currently I can offer the [...]

This week Jim Flaherty and his Federal Department of Finance announced some important reforms to the rules governing mortgage qualification. See my reaction in the video below.

We started off this morning with the lowering of the fixed 5 year special offered by mortgage lender Merix Financial leading all the lenders down. The “quickclose” special is now at 3.69% for a fixed 5 year rate. The only condition is that the mortgage must close by March 26th 2010. Other than that this [...]

I have joined a group of Toronto volunteers who have committed themselves to offering their professional services in exchange for donations to the Haiti relief effort. www.TorontoWorksForHaiti.com Our group includes professionals and entrepreneurs offering a wide range of services all the way from Artists, to Japanese translation services, to Style Consultants and Social Media services.

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Mortgage interest rates have remained pretty stable over the last week and there are no signs of any changes to come. It looks as though the trend is downwards as the majority of lenders have begun to adjust their fixed 5 year rates to match the most competitive rates in the market. Given the economic [...]

I’ve recently picked up the classic novel The Foutainhead by Ayn Rand (1943). Reading it this afternoon I came across an unusually insightful quote by one of the lesser characters in the book; Kent Lansing.
“When facing society, the person most concerned, the person who is to do the most and contribute the most, has the [...]