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A Mortgage Pre-Approval is NOT a Guarantee of a Mortgage!
Mortgage Pre-Approvals are NOT Guarantees of a Mortgage!
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chad Watts of The Mortgage Group about mortgage pre-approvals. He brought up a very important point for Buyers, particularly First Time Home Buyers. And that is a mortgage pre-approval is NOT a guarantee that you will get a mortgage at the amount the Lender originally mentions or get a mortgage at all.
What is a Mortage Pre-Approval?
This is a preliminary estimation by a Lender of how much the Lender will loan you based on very basic information. This number is subject to change based on what property you Continue reading
Posted in: First Time Home Buyers Advice for Vancouver, For Buyers, Vancouver Real Estate and Mortgage Financing
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Variable Versus Fixed Rate Mortgages with Jessi Johnson Mortgage Broker!
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jessi Johnson of the Jessi Johnson Mortgage Team to discuss the merits of a Variable Rate Mortgage versus a Fixed Rate Mortgage.
What is a variable rate mortgage?
This is a mortgage that has an interest rate that changes in line with the Bank of Canada’s prime rate.Variable rate mortgages tend to have a lower interest rate than a fixed rate mortgage, but the interest rate on a variable mortgage can change at any time.
What is a fixed rate mortgage? Continue reading
Posted in: For Buyers, Vancouver Real Estate and Mortgage Financing
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Mortgage Penalties and Selling Real Estate – Check with your Lender before Selling or be Prepared to Pay!
Don’t Let Mortgage Penalties Bite you in the Backside – Check with your Lender Before you List!
A lot of people assume that when they sell a property they can pay off the principal of their mortgage with the sale proceeds and be done with their lender.
This is not the case.
A mortgage is a legally binding contract between you and your lender for you to pay them a stream of principal and interest payments for the term of the mortgage. The lender will h Continue reading
Posted in: For Sellers, Vancouver Real Estate and Mortgage Financing
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