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Posted October 30, 20174 Comments Consumer Debt

Review your mortgage NOW! Next year may be too late.

It’s begun. The message is starting to sink in. The new mortgage rules could eliminate 15% of Canadians from qualifying for a mortgage after January 1st, 2018. The mad rush has started as mortgage inquiries are up significantly.

WHO WILL BE AFFECTED?

Anyone that has a mortgage renewal in next 12 to 20 months.
Anyone thinking of buying in the next 12 months.
Anyone that is needs or is thinking of refinancing their mortgage in the next 12 months.
Rental property owners. Yes, you too.
Future retirees with lots of home equity (newsflash..the new rules don’t take into consideration how much equity you have in your home.. your net worth is also irrelevant… it’s all about how much income you earn and declare…)

All of these borrowers will be affected. If you’re not getting the message, anyone with a mortgage should be getting a review done NOW. Don’t wait until next year. You may not qualify for a mortgage.

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Posted June 20, 2013 Interest rates

When the U.S. sneezes, Canada gets a cold… I’m getting the sniffles…mortgage rates are headed up.

Yesterday, the U.S. Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, announced he ‘could’ start to ease their stimulation of the economy later this year. That small announcement has had a huge impact on the global stock markets and bond yields. Stock Markets are down around 2.00% around the world as of 2.30pm today.

The U.S. has been buying around $85billion worth of bonds every month in an attempt to keep interest rates low. And with that simple announcement yesterday, the world’s markets have reacted. Bond yields have started to climb…

Our own 5 yr Govt of Cda bond yield is up to 1.75%. That’s up around 10bps from yesterday, and up 60bps from the beginning of May. In fact, we haven’t seen these levels since October 2011 and again in March 2012. We already received warnings from our Lenders that wholesale mortgage rates are likely to go up. Remember, bond yields affect Fixed mortgage rates.. but they will have an indirect affect on Variable rates, too. Continue reading “When the U.S. sneezes, Canada gets a cold… I’m getting the sniffles…mortgage rates are headed up.”