The hidden trap of mortgage penalties at the big banks- Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

ROB CARRICK – The Globe and Mail It’s easy to get caught in the posted mortgage rate trap at the big banks. No, you won’t have to pay the posted rate on your next mortgage. Pretty much nobody does that any more, according to mortgage broker Robert McLister. The real danger is that posted rates will be […]

Finding a mortgage has never been easier – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Finding a mortgage has never been easier The Internet can offer homebuyers every possible option A Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals survey found 47% of people who took out a new mortgage in 2012 used a broker. Photograph by: Tyler Anderson, National Post Files , Financial Post Canadians may finally be grasping the obvious when […]

Online resources to help you save

Online resources to help you save Here are a few places to start in your search for online information that will help you become a better saver and smart spender. By: Adam Mayers Personal Finance Editor, Published on Sun Mar 03 2013 In the Internet age, information is at your fingertips in a nanosecond. It took Google less […]

What’s the Scoop on Google and Mortgage Trends? – Ask a Trusted Vancouver Mortgage Broker

What’s the Scoop on Google and Mortgage Trends? How does the web site of the averageVancouvermortgage broker fare in Google? Are you in the money zone or in the back pages ozone? Anyone can set up a site or blog, but it doesn’t mean a thing if people aren’t clicking through. Maybe you set up […]

Mortgage-Related Trends on Google – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Almost one-third of Canadians do all of theirmortgage research online, according to CMHC. That indicates how important Google has become to consumers, lenders and mortgage brokers. To get a better sense of mortgage trends on the world’s biggest search engine, we spoke recently with David Resnick. Resnick is Head of Industry – Financial Services at Google and […]

Surprise: Low interest rates seen sticking around

Interest rates have recently being going somewhere unexpected: down. At their trough last week, the yields on 10-year U.S. Treasuries, the benchmark North American rate, touched 3.11 per cent, the lowest level in six months and more than half a percentage point below their February peak. Yields on 10-year Government of Canada bonds have fallen, […]