Posts tagged ‘Mortgage Financing’
How To Qualify For a Variable Rate Mortgage
Tweet 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 amount based on their current 3 year fixed rate. However, today it is a little bit more complicated and this post will [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute May 3rd 2010
Tweet 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 highlighted in Rob Carrick’s Globe & Mail article, “Are Big Banks Jumping the Gun?”. With each passing week the variable [...]
Toronto Monday Mortgage Minute April 26th 2010
Tweet 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 introduced their quickclose rate at 4.39%. The dilemma of deciding to go fixed over variable is on every borrower’s [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute & Interest Rates For April 19th
Tweet 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 business, has caused two increases to fixed rate mortgages over the past 10 days. The difference between current fixed rates (4.59%) and [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute For April 5th 2010.
Tweet 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 following are current rates that I can offer but if you are feeling down that you missed [...]
Mortgage Interest Rates for March 15th
Tweet Bond yields are up which would typically result in an increase to fixed rate mortgages however lenders are artificially keeping rates low in order to gain market share. This is good for borrowers currently in the market however don’t expect the low fixed rates to stay around forever as it only takes one bank [...]
Fixed vs. Variable: The Train Is On The Tracks
Tweet 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 [...]
Monday Mortgage Minute March 8th Interest Rates
Tweet 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 [...]
P-.40 3 Year Variable Introduced by Merix Financial
Tweet 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 [...]
