Understanding The Language of Mortgages
Here are the meaning of some common terms used when talking about mortgages… Conventional Mortgage – a mortgage with a down payment of 20% or more of the value of the property Conventional High Ratio – a mortgage where the down payment is less than 20%of the value of the property Amortization – the period […]
INTEREST RATES UPWARD CLIMB
The Bank of Canada has begun to tighten their monetary policy with a 25 basis point hike, increasing the overnight target rate to 0.50%. This move was expected due to the strong Q1/2010 GDP performance. The text of the announcement highlighted Canada’s strong performance, noting the robust first quarter growth and employment growth resumption. It […]
New Lending Rules Will Affect Home Purchases
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced three new rule changes connected to government-backed insured mortgages. These changes have been anticipated and many lenders had already put them into practice. They become mandatory on April 19th, 2010. The first relates to higher qualification rates. Since interest rates are at an all time low, there’s been some […]