Why there’s no reason to panic about rising rates – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Garry Marr | More from Garry Marr | @DustyWallet There is a simple answer to all this hysteria about mortgage rates going up. Don’t lock in your rate. I know it’s almost heresy to have a floating rate in a mortgage world dictated by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who thinks nothing about calling up the banks and telling them […]

No ugly downturn for condo market, even in Toronto: Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

TARA PERKINS – REAL ESTATE REPORTER The Globe and Mail A new report from the Conference Board of Canada predicts that the much-watched condo sector will avoid an ugly downturn, even in Toronto. Economists and policy-makers are keeping a close eye on condos, especially in the country’s most populous city, where cranes dot the sky. A […]

Money lessons for kids – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Money lessons for kids – Friday, August 23, 2013 It’s that time of year again. With summer winding down and vacations coming to an end, many families are getting ready for the back-to-school season.For kids, this means settling back into the school routine — and for many parents, it means back-to-school shopping.These shopping excursions are a […]

An alternative to a rainy-day fund? The home equity line of credit – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

An alternative to a rainy-day fund? The home equity line of credit ROBERT MCLISTER Playing down the odds of a financial crisis is like tempting fate. Financial adversity can strike when we least expect it. If it does, and you can’t make ends meet, having a backup fund can keep you afloat. Common wisdom suggests […]

No more tightening needed after measures averted housing bubble: Flaherty – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he isn’t planning new measures to restrain the country’s housing market because his past four rounds of action have already worked to avoid a bubble. ‘A tale of two markets’: Condominium prices falling while low-rise homes continue to soar A housing crash based on the type of home you have? […]

Bridge financing can ease closing day stress – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

Bridge financing could have saved the day last month when a series of disasters on closing day caused three related real estate deals to fall apart. Published on Fri Aug 16 2013 Bridge financing could have saved the day last month when a series of disasters on closing day caused three related real estate deals […]

How ‘affordable housing’ became an oxymoron – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

ROB CARRICK– The Globe and Mail–  Housing affordability in Canada is as alive as the chances of the Toronto Blue Jays making the baseball playoffs and the appeal of eating a Cronut burger. Housing was just barely affordable before mortgage rates started climbing earlier this summer. Now, with the popular five-year fixed rate up roughly two-thirds […]

How to reduce mortgage penalties – Ask a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

How to reduce mortgage penalties Backing out of a mortgage early? You probably won’t be able to avoid fees entirely, but you can limit them. A rise in interest rates appears imminent, so folks with big mortgages might want to lock in the current low rates now! But for some, that means getting out of an […]

Top 6 real estate scams – and how to avoid them – Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

CHRISTOPHER MYRICK The following article is from Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine. Fraud and investment scams abound at all levels of the real estate market – whether it be a contractor who charges hundreds of dollars for work not done to an “investment agent” who embezzles hundreds of millions – protecting yourself can require a measure […]

Popular financial advice that might be best to ignore- Consult with a Vancouver Mortgage Broker

LINDA STERN- WASHINGTON — Reuters  Some financial advice is so oft-repeated that everyone takes it for granted: You shouldn’t bring debt into retirement. Debit cards are safer than credit cards. Older folks should invest more conservatively. As they used to say on Seinfeld: yadda, yadda, yadda. The problem is a lot of that is bad advice. At best, […]

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