by Majid Habibi | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Homeownership, Mortgage
When you purchase a new home, there are many additional costs beyond the purchase price for which you will be responsible before you are handed the keys. In this Home Trust Mortgages Blog article, we will look at some of these additional expenses and provide a rough...
by Majid Habibi | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog, Mortgage
As you may well be aware, the government has recently made changes to the way mortgages are qualified through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). In short, these changes have made it more expensive for some of the broker channel lenders to fund...
by Majid Habibi | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, Economy, Finance, Mortgage
With all the government changes happening in the mortgage market right now, the good people over at Mortgage Professionals Canada via their online publication Canadian Mortgage Trends just published an interesting couple of articles on their blog. Most recently...
by Majid Habibi | Nov 15, 2016 | Announcements, Blog, Economy, Homeownership, Mortgage
Well, after many years of unprecedented low interest rates in Canada, it appears the Canadian government by way of rule changes, and the American government by way of Trump, are impacting mortgage rates. Simply put, the Canadian government has recently made it more...
by Majid Habibi | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Finance, Mortgage
Although the recent changes to mortgage qualification introduced by the government were intended to create stability in the Canadian housing market, the unintended consequences might have been to make the waters a little muddier. For the first time, it looks like...
by Majid Habibi | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Mortgage
Before reading this you should be warned that the following content is pretty dry… like eating 8 saltine crackers without drinking water dry. If you need to go and get something to drink before proceeding, no worries, we will wait here. Take your time. The...
