13th March 2007
When you apply for a mortgage, the two parties in the transaction are somewhat against each other. The borrower wants to get the best (lowest) interest rate possible and the lending institution wants to get the most earnings (highest rate). A mortgage bro...
01st March 2007
Why the “5 by 5” (5 ans fixe) mortgage strategy (renewing a fixed rated five year mortgage five times)?
This strategy is a common mortgage strategy, probably the most common in Canada, though not in the rest of the developed world.
As a matter of ...
01st March 2007
As a borrower, you want to know all of the matters that affect how your home loan (Intelligence Hypothécaire) will be treated. Here are two important features you should know about.
-Brokers get a commission based on the size of the loan, not on the in...
01st March 2007
Working with a mortgage broker (Intelligence Hypothécaire) is beneficial for a buyer for a number of reasons, and here we will discuss two of them. It is important to know that mortgage consultants receive fees on the size of the mortgage, not the inter...
27th February 2007
If you are looking at buying a home or refinancing your existing home, you have probably been having a lot of conversations about interest rates (taux hypothecaires). If you enjoy talking about interest rates, fine, go ahead. It's like talking about the w...
27th February 2007
If you are looking at buying a home or refinancing your existing home, you have probably been having a lot of discussions about interest rates (taux hypothecaires). If you enjoy talking about interest rates, fine, go ahead. It's like talking about the wea...
22nd February 2007
One of the most important things you can do when you are considering buying a home is to choose the right mortgage strategy. Too many borrowers only think about interest rates, not realizing that choosing the right mortgage strategy can save them tens of ...
