Are Automated Home Evaluations Too Risky? – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Are Automated Home Evaluations Too Risky? – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker How do automated evaluation systems such as emili which is used by CMHC, or Excel, which is used by Genworth, compare to the efficiency of human home appraisers? This Vancouver mortgage broker examines this interesting and challenging issue in more detail. This […]

How to Clean you Outdoor Siding – from your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How to Clean you Outdoor Siding – from your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Many homes these days have siding on them. When siding is first installed it most certainly makes your home appear pristine and fresh. However, over time siding falls prey to the elements and can experience some fading. Also, our homes can become […]

Five Tips to Make your Vancouver Home Renovations Profitable – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Five Tips to Make your Vancouver Home Renovations Profitable – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Whether you’ve bought an older home or a newer home in Vancouver, there are certain remodelling and renovation projects that can add some real value to your home. By choosing the right projects, the money you invest in these […]

Moving Day Tips – From your Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Moving Day Tips – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker So, you just bought yourself a new home or condo and moving day is on the horizon.  The last thing you need when all the furniture and dozens of boxes are loaded into your new abode is trying to remember where you put something vital […]

Vancouver Home Security for the Holidays – By Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Vancouver Home Security for the Holidays – By Your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Are you taking off for the holidays for any length of time this year? If you are, then just remember that although it might be the season of ‘Good Will’, and we always hope to find the best in our fellow human […]

The Repercussions of the New Mortgage Regulations – Consult a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

The Repercussions of the New Mortgage Regulations – Consult a Vancouver Mortgage Broker Well, we’ve all heard of the new mortgage changes and we’ve seen them come into effect, but have they really made any sort of impact on what’s happening out there in mortgage land? Did finance minister Flaherty succeed with what he intended with […]

Mortgage Brokerage Chiefs Speak Out

Mortgage Brokerage Chiefs Speak Out The heads of Canada’s largest mortgage brokerages spoke at the recently-concluded CAAMP Forum in Vancouver. They opined on industry risks, rates, broker attitudes and competition, among other hot topics. Here are the highlights… The Panel Five brokerage industry leaders participated: Michael Beckett (Mortgage Alliance), Colin Dreyer (VERICO), Martin Leedham (Visiting from the Australian […]

When is the Best Time to Sell your Vancouver Home? – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

When is the Best Time to Sell your Vancouver Home? – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker This is a very popular and common question which many people ask both their real estate agent and their Vancouver mortgage broker. The answer varies and is sometimes even hotly debated among the professionals. Clearly, some people favour […]

6 Tips on Buying a Home in Vancouver – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker

6 Tips on Buying a Home in Vancouver – From your Friendly Vancouver Mortgage Broker Buying a home in Vancouver is probably the largest and most important investment that most people make in their lifetime. You want to get the best possible deal and the last thing you want is to have to spend a […]

Brokers at par with banks on new mortgages – CAAMP. – Consult a Vancouver Mortgage Broker for more information

Broker gripes aside, the new mortgage rules may have helped them grow market share, with CAAMP’s latest report suggesting brokers are now even Stephen with banks in terms of new mortgage originations. Of consumers who consulted mortgage professionals, 47 per cent of 2,000 respondents obtaining mortgages this year did so through a bank, while 47 […]

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