by Michelle McCullough | Aug 27, 2020 | City of Prince George, Down Payment, First Time Home Buyers, Home Equity, Mortgage Broker, Refinance, Rental Property |
The recent shock to the economy has had many Canadians thinking seriously about what their life might look like after their paycheques stop. Even if you have a workplace pension plan to look forward to, you may find it falls short of the income you’d like to live on....
by Jamie Cunningham | Jul 30, 2020 | BC, Blog, Bristish Columbia, City of Prince George, Finance, First Time Home Buyers, Homeownership, Interest Rate, Mortgage, Mortgage Broker, PG Mortgage Broker, Pre-Approval, prepayment penalties, prince george |
We are often asked about monoline lenders – who are they, what benefits do they offer, and how do you get access to a monoline lender anyway? Good questions. “Mono” means “one”. So it’s a “one-line” lender that doesn’t do anything else except mortgage lending....
by Michelle McCullough | Jun 10, 2020 | City of Prince George, First Time Home Buyers, Homeownership, Interest Rate, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Renewal, PG Mortgage Broker, Refinance |
As the longest spring in memory finally gives way to summer, it’s nice to see people safely enjoy the sunny weather. I hope that you are yours are in good health. There continues to be uncertainty about the shifting mortgage market. Here are the most common questions:...
by Michelle McCullough | Mar 13, 2020 | Announcements, Bank of Canada, Economy, Finance, First Time Home Buyers, Home Equity, Homeownership, Mortgage, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Changes, PG Mortgage Broker |
BREAKING NEWS: The Bank of Canada drops the key rate another 50 basis points (0.5%)! This is unprecedented territory for interest rates. In at least 10 years, the BoC has never lowered it’s rate twice in the same month and definitely never for a total of 1%. For home...
by Jamie Cunningham | Feb 18, 2020 | BC, Bills, Blog, Bristish Columbia, City of Prince George, CMHC, Down Payment, Finance, First Time Home Buyers, Homeownership, Mortgage, Mortgage Broker, PG Mortgage Broker, prince george |
It’s important to remember that when you go to purchase an owner occupied home that the minimum down payment is 5%. However the mortgage lender likes to see that you have 1.5% of the purchase price for closing fees. What do closing fee’s consist of? 1)...
by Michelle McCullough | Oct 8, 2019 | City of Prince George, CMHC, Down Payment, First Time Home Buyers, Interest Rate, Mortgage, Mortgage Broker, Payments, PG Mortgage Broker, prepayment penalties |
A 2.4% online rate will definitely attract attention! But cheapest is not always best. Once the fine print is read, many will find they don’t qualify, and often there are restrictions that could really cost homeowners in the long run. That low rate may be for quick...
