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Presale Condo Completions in Vancouver – Avoiding Penalties!

 Completing on a Presale Condo in Vancouver and Appraisals. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chad Watts of The Mortgage Group about an experience he had during the the Completion of a Pre-Sale Condo here in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Developers in many cases only give 10 days notice of the Completion of a Presale Condo. During this time sometimes up to several hundred appraisers need to get access to and appraise the soon to be Completed suites. (Not sure what an appraiser is? Check out this great explanation with video on What is an Appraisal!) What does Completion…

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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…

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