Posts tagged ‘Mortgage Broker’
Monday Interest Rate Review for August 16th 2010
Tweet If we were to take a general macro view of fixed mortgage rates in Canada one can say that when the markets (i.e. TSX, DOW etc) are strong there is upwards pressure on fixed rate mortgages and the opposite is also true so that when the markets are weak there is downwards pressure on [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute for August 9th, 2010
Tweet Mortgage interest rates are back down. Way down. I am back from my road trip out West and ready for action. Picking up sound bites from different headlines in the news it looks like the complexion of our Canadian housing market looks just a little bit grayer. With headlines such as “CREA lowers home [...]
Files Of The Broker: What Is A Judicial Sale?
Tweet In my last post I wrote about an astute investor who exploited the opportunity of a Judicial Sale when he bought a unique, mixed-use property, for a bargain price of under $100,000. Such opportunities come up frequently but are missed by most people because they don’t know where to look specifically. In addition, the [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute – Interest Rates July 5th 2010
Tweet All signs are pointing to lower fixed rate mortgages again for the 3rd time this year. Bond yields are low and as a result we are seeing fixed rate mortgage prices dropping just a little bit further this week. The Bank of Canada has also dropped its benchmark qualifying rate for high ratio mortgages [...]
Files Of The Broker: Oddball Property Private Mortgage Financing
Tweet What do you get when you try to buy a property that was once a jail, fire hall, dance hall & town hall? A financing conundrum. This is exactly what one of our clients purchased, where we provided private mortgage financing. The purchase is even more remarkable when you consider that the jail, fire-hall, [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute- Toronto June 21st
Tweet It looks like the fixed mortgage rate market has stabilized after the bank of Canada’s decision to increase the prime rate earlier this month. While rates aren’t as low as earlier this year, mortgage interest rates still remain low historically speaking. With signs that the housing market is cooling and interest rates are staying [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute June 14th- Interest Rates
Tweet World Cup fever is on in Toronto and mortgage interest rates are remaining low and stable. While a variable rate mortgage may not fit everyone’s needs it remains a good option in today’s market. Give me a call to discuss whether it is right for you? Chris Molder – Son Of A Broker 416.461.0204 [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute June 7th 2010
Tweet Following the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement last Tuesday we weren’t too sure in which direction the fixed rate market would move. Mortgage lenders responded by lowering their fixed rate mortgage rates. They also increased the spread on the 5 year variable rate mortgage from P-0.50 to P-.60 giving an effective rate of [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute – May 31st
Tweet Toronto mortgage interest rates haven’t changed over the past 7 days. However tomorrow morning after the Bank of Canada makes their decision regarding the prime rate we could see some interesting movement in the fixed rate mortgage market. Stay tuned for more. Chris Molder – Son Of A Broker 2.85% – 1 Year Fixed [...]
