Stress test mortgage qualifying rate

Stress test mortgage qualifying rate The office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada has introduced a new Stress test mortgage qualifying rate coming to effect on January 1, 2018. “Quote: Read More …

Mortgage rates are going up despasito

In the past couple of weeks since the Bank of Canada publicly increased the interest rate to 0.75% from 0.50%, we have been notified of by our numerous lenders that Read More …

Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 0.75%

Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 0.75% from 0.5% This increase is applied directly to the overnight key lending rate. This means that the Bank of Canada feels that Read More …

Higher home prices & higher interest rates

Higher home prices & higher interest rates What people looking to be homebuyers can expect from the current home market headlines in the mass media? Now that higher home prices Read More …

New rules affecting high ratio mortgages

The new rules affecting high ratio mortgages are effective from October 17th, 2016. The following are new mortgage rules for high ratio mortgages, (under 20% down payment = high ratio Read More …

Low cost home ownership

Low-cost home ownership is financial assistance programs offered by the government to assist lower-income families with the purchase of a residential property to live in it. There are currently a Read More …

Bank of Canada lowering rates

Bank of Canada lowering the Canadian overnight loans rates unexpectedly from 1.00% to .75% in response to the fall of the oil prices. Canada is the first of the group of Read More …