Blog

How the latest qualifying rate impacts your borrowing power?
May 25, 2020

Canada’s benchmark rate (a.k.a. minimum stress test rate) has decreased from 5.04% to 4.94% effective May 25, 2020. What does this mean for you? A lower qualifying rate means you, the borrower, can increase your purchasing power slightly and increase the amount of mortgage you’ll qualify for. Good news: The drop from 5.04% to 4.94% now means you can […]

Read More
Getting a Mortgage Pre Approval
April 14, 2020

If you are looking for a new home, be sure you get a mortgage preapproval. With a mortgage pre approval, a licensed mortgage broker (like myself), can do a more complete verification prior to sending you shopping for a home, and with that done, the dollar figure you are going shopping with is actually the […]

Read More
Canada’s Stress Test Reduced
April 6, 2020

The benchmark rate (a.k.a. minimum stress test rate) has decreased from 5.19% to 5.04%. This will boost the mortgage amount typical borrowers can qualify for. The Good News The drop from 5.19% to 5.04% now means you can borrow an average of $10,000 more than you could previously! Do you have less than 20% down? […]

Read More
Canada’s Stress Test Reduced
April 6, 2020

The benchmark rate (a.k.a. minimum stress test rate) has decreased from 5.19% to 5.04%. This will boost the mortgage amount typical borrowers can qualify for. The Good News The drop from 5.19% to 5.04% now means you can borrow an average of $10,000 more than you could previously! Do you have less than 20% down? […]

Read More
1 8 9 10
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram