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 term [...]

Mortgages are very dynamic transactions. There are areas of the mortgage approval that don’t warrant any kind of special consideration but if for whatever reason the lender’s guidelines cannot be satisfied one can compromise the successful funding of a mortgage. Proof of down payment is one of those areas.
Generally speaking proof of down payment is [...]

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?
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I didn’t manage to get this post up yesterday it was way too nice of a day! As explained in past videos, fixed rate mortgages are dependent on bond yields. Over the past 2 weeks the yields have suffered as a result of the economic turmoil in Europe caused by the Greek crisis. Even positive [...]

My colleague Mark Savel is an interesting guy. Ask him what he does and he will say “real estate”. Ask him who he is and he’ll respond “Toronto’s own”. Mark loves our fair city of Toronto. His blog is not only an original source of freshly released information about Toronto’s newest and hottest real estate [...]

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 for the benefit of a mortgage lender seems heavy handed and unfair. However, without CMHC you wouldn’t be able to buy or refinance your homes unless [...]

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 current [...]

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 an [...]

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 yields and fixed rate mortgages have a positive relationship. Put another way, when the yield on 5 year Canadian Bonds increases, [...]

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 to [...]