The bond market is now sending a clear signal: Go with a variable-rate mortgage
12/6/2018 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
If you’re shopping for a mortgage and believe what the bond market is telling us, it implies your odds of success with a fixed rate may have just changed. ...
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7/16/2018 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Canadians divided, even as interest rates appear set to rise according to a recent CIBC poll. ...
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Avoid These Common Mortgage Pitfalls
7/31/2017 | Posted in Home Buyers by Jessi Sandhu
A home is the largest purchase most people will make in their lives. That should reinforce the importance of planning ahead, doing your ...
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U.S. Fed closing the door on low-rate mortgages in Canada
6/15/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its trend-setting interest rate on Wednesday for the third time in six months to the highest level since the global financial crisis hit in the ...
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Rates aren't everything, don't forget to consider term: Mortgage math
2/21/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Tips by Jessi Sandhu
You shopped around for the best deal on your mortgage and weighed the pros and cons of going with a fixed-rate or a variable-rate loan, but another key factor to consider is the ...
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Bundles of debt: how lenders sidestep Canada's mortgage rules
1/18/2017 | Posted in Mortgages and Real Estate by Jessi Sandhu
Canada's subprime mortgage providers are increasingly teaming up with unregulated rivals to sidestep rules designed to clamp down on risky lending. ...
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Not all rate hikes are created equal
11/19/2016 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
Shopping for a mortgage, these days, is a lot like shooting those tin ducks at the carnival. To get the best mortgage rate deal you need to hedge and shop aggressively. ...
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Common real estate scams and how to avoid them
10/4/2016 | Posted in Home Owners by Jessi Sandhu
For most people, buying a first house or condo is exciting and a big leap into adulthood. But it doesn’t take long for the cold hard reality of mortgage payments, taxes and ...
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One big bank predicts rate hold until 2019
9/28/2016 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Jessi Sandhu
TD Bank forecasts the Bank of Canada overnight target rate will remain unchanged until 2019. ...
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Freedom from your mortgage? You'll pay for that
8/22/2016 | Posted in Mortgage Advice by Jessi Sandhu
After you make the final payment on your mortgage, you have to cough up one more time to be free and clear. ...
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Conceptions, misconceptions and the five C's of credit
6/4/2015 | Posted in Mortgage Advice by Jessi Sandhu
When talking about the five C’s of credit, there is a difference in where conventional and private lenders place the order. ...
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