Some of the most common questions I’ve been receiving since the mortgage rule change announcement have revolved around the 85% refinancing rule, specifically, what happens to those borrowers that purchased at 90, 95, or even 100% financing in the past few years. The prevailing thought was that these borrowers would be restricted to only renewing with their current lenders, opening up the oppo ...
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I had a great time attending the Georgia Straight 2009 Best of Vancouver breakfast. I was chosen 1st choice Best Lawyer/Notary to use for Buying/Selling Real Estate. Fellow Vancouver Home Power Team member; Vancouver Realtor Mike Rampf was chosen 1st choice for Best Realtor. Mike and I often work together for common clients; as well as Vancouver Home Power Team Mortgage Broker Nicole Turcott ...
2009 is a great year for first time home buyers. Rent on the West Side of Vancouver (Kitsilano and Fairview) is still high and prices to own are low- this is the time to own, not help your landlord pay off his/her mortgage. Please watch the video below and it will take you through the numbers and how much it costs to purchase real estate ...
A question that I’m asked quite a lot is whether it is preferable to contribute to an RSP, or pay down the mortgage.
The general rule of thumb is that as the mortgage interest increases, or as the investment time horizon decreases, it becomes more attractive to prepay the mortgage.There are normally 3 options that people see as alternatives:
Payin ...