With the federal government's changes to the housing industry coming into effect on October 17th and November 30th, it is important to let your voice be heard. Please sign this petition to signal to the federal ... Read More
Divorce, Legal Separation, your Home and your Mortgage
Going through a divorce or becoming legally separated is always a challenging and emotional time. So many questions regarding your largest asset - your home, and what can be done to satisfy both parties. I speak with many ... Read More
Real Estate Agent Kickbacks and How They Can Harm You
Does your Real Estate Agent refer your mortgage directly to a bank or bank Mortgage Specialist? Chances are, if they do then they are getting paid to refer your business. Are you aware of that? If not, then you should ... Read More
The CMHC Mortgage Insurance Premium Increase as of June 1, 2015
CMHC announced on Thursday, April 2nd that they will be increasing mortgage insurance premiums for homebuyers that have 5%-9.99% of the purchase price as a downpayment by 15%. For homebuyers with 5% down - the premium on the ... Read More
New Construction Condos, Leasing, Assignments, and the Law
This is great information from one of our fantastic lawyers, David Feld of the law firm Feld Kalia which deserves to be shared. This concerns renting out or assigning new construction condos before registration (when you ... Read More
A Mortgage is More Than Just a Rate – Restrictions, Features, and Myths
Looking for the absolute rock bottom lowest mortgage interest rate? Gone are the days when consumers are just looking for the lowest mortgage rate. OK, let's face it - some still do but many who are searching for mortgages ... Read More
TDCT quietly makes changes to their Standard Mortgage clauses – Buyer Beware
This is definitely a significant change and one that should be considered when looking for mortgage financing with TDCT. TDCT quietly changed their standard mortgage clauses earlier this year and without much fanfare..until ... Read More
More on the New Mortgage Changes – How they may affect you
The Government announced on January 17th that they will be making changes to their government backed mortgages. Namely, any mortgage that has less than 20% as a downpayment (with a few exceptions). The changes are very ... Read More
Kim Gibbons on CTV News re: Flaherty warns of higher interest rates
To read the article and watch the video please click here... Kim Gibbons, ” Your Mortgage Superhero ®” Mortgage Broker FSCO lic. M08001363 416-400-8107 kim@mortgagesuperhero.com www.mortgagesuperhero.com ... Read More