By now you likely have heard of the new B20 mortgage rule updates set by the Federal Government in October of 2016 and the increase in premium in default mortgage insurance in March of 2017 and the newest addition to conventional mortgages that came into effect January 1 of this year. The Office of the … Continue reading Insured, Insurable and Uninsurable
Author: Crystal Donnelly
Crystal is a licensed professional mortgage broker and owner at Mortgage Sisters West
Many people believe that the lowest rate mortgage is the best kind. While there is obviously merit to saving on interest, rate is not the only variable that can save or cost you money. There are real reasons as to why a broker will tell you that there is more to the question- what is … Continue reading The Down-Low on the Lowest Rate
In 2016 and 2017 Ottawa brought in some major changes to the mortgage industry that has made the cost to lend mortgages much higher. The categorizing of a mortgage is now more complicated and depending how your mortgage is categorized: insured,insurable or uninsurable- there are different mortgage rates. This and other factors have resulted in … Continue reading What is your best rate?
A Monoline lender, by definition, is a mortgage lender that focuses on lending money for one purpose: mortgages. It's that simple. Monolines are secure mortgage lenders. They are big players in the mortgage industry with billion of dollars in mortgage funds invested by the Big Banks, Life Insurance and Trust Companies. They follow the same … Continue reading What is a Monoline?
As of March 17th, Candians will be spending more money on mortgage default insurance. The impact of the new mortgage regulations that came into effect in October of 2016 are what the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.(CMHC), is giving as reason for the need to increase premiums for the third time in the past few … Continue reading CMHC premiums increase March 17th.