Mortgage Tips & Advice Archives - Mortgage Rates & Mortgage Broker News in Canada

What is the “Best” Mortgage Rate?

Steve HueblSeptember 18, 2017

Six in 10 mortgage consumers choose brokers, in large part because they think brokers will get them the best rate. All too many of those people associate the... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice6 min read

What is a private mortgage and when does it make sense?

Steve HueblAugust 31, 2017

For those having trouble qualifying for a traditional mortgage, other solutions are still available, one of which is a private mortgage. And with increasingl... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice3 min read

Homebuyers: Avoid These Common Mortgage Pitfalls

Steve HueblJuly 21, 2017

A home is the largest purchase most people will make in their lives. That should reinforce the importance of planning ahead, doing your research, relying on ... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice6 min read

5 Steps for New Brokers

Guest PostFebruary 17, 2017

By Dustan Woodhouse, Special to CMT New business cards in hand, you sit down at your new desk in the brokerage office. Day one. What now? Your first t... Read More...

Guest PostsMortgage Tips & Advice6 min read

Up Your Digital Game

Robert McListerDecember 6, 2016

“There is not digital strategy, only strategy in a digital world.” Andrew Lo, COO at Kanetix Ltd., shared that maxim at last week’s MPC National Conferen... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice2 min read

Clock Ticking on 80% LTV Vancouver Refis?

Robert McListerSeptember 7, 2016

If you live in Vancouver and were thinking of refinancing to 80% loan-to-value, you might want to accelerate those plans. Perhaps you've seen this tipsy litt... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice2 min read

Mortgage Marketing: Starting on a Shoestring Budget

Guest PostJune 4, 2016

By Jackson Middleton, Special to CMT If you're just getting started as a mortgage broker, I hope I'm not the first to tell you that this is one tough... Read More...

Guest PostsMortgage Tips & Advice6 min read

Appraisals – Who do they Belong to?

Steve HueblMay 17, 2016

A mortgage broker’s job comes with its share of uncomfortable moments. Telling a client that you can't provide them with the appraisal they just paid for is one... Read More...

Mortgage Tips & Advice3 min read

More on Benchmark Changes

Robert McListerAugust 3, 2015

Our recent story on changeovers in the benchmark 5-year bond sparked some good questions about how and when the benchmark changes. As noted in that previous sto... Read More...

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Collateral Pitfalls Disclosed

Robert McListerSeptember 4, 2014

Banks are improving their disclosures on the drawbacks of collateral charge mortgages. Effective January 31, 2015, the Department of Finance says banks wil... Read More...

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