With the latest stats claiming that about half of marriages end in divorce and with around three-quarters of Canadians being homeowners, it’s important to know how to handle your mortgage if you decide to separate. Here’s a quick list of things to consider.
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Porting Your Mortgage
Porting your mortgage is when you transfer the remainder of your current mortgage term, outstanding principal balance, and interest rate to a new property if you’re selling your existing home and buying a new one. Now, despite what some big banks would lead you to believe, porting your mortgage is not an easy process. It’s not a magic process that guarantees you will qualify to purchase a new property using the mortgage you had on a previous property.
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One of the benefits of working with an independent mortgage professional is having lots of great financing options! Rather than dealing with a single lender with one set of products, independent mortgage professionals work with multiple lenders who offer a wide selection of mortgage financing options that provide more choice.
Continue reading →SHOULD YOU GET PREAPPROVED FOR A MORTGAGE?
If you’re thinking about buying a property, but you’re not sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s discuss how getting preapproved is one of the first steps in your home buying journey.
Continue reading →WHAT IS A “NO-FRILLS” MORTGAGE?
A no-frills service or product is where non-essential features have been removed from the product or service to keep the price as low as possible. And while keeping costs low at the expense of non-essential features might be okay when choosing something like which grocery store to shop at,
Continue reading →Largest Real Estate Markets See Unemployment Improvement
According to Daniel Wong’s Better Dwelling article, Vancouver’ unemployment rate is back in the single digits. Last October the unemployment rate was 5% while this October the rate is down 1.4% from September and currently sits at 9.7%.
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