#mortgages in vancouver

[ratefair]

Why Should You Look For Professional Monoline Lenders Vancouver?

Do You Require Instant Cash Before You Sell Your Home? It is recommended to use Bridge Financing in Vancouver.

For those who intend to sell a home in Vancouver but may require cash from the equity before the closing process, a bridge financing or a bridge loan will be useful. Bridge financing enables homeowners to tap into the value of their property to obtain money, which is repaid once the house is sold. Due to the current high demand in the Vancouver housing market, homeowners can consider bridge financing for short term cash requirements.

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What is Bridge Financing?

A bridge loan is when you take a short term loan based on the equity of your current home, which is repaid along with interest when you sell the house. It can be described as closing the gap between the act of selling a home and the receipt of the sale amount. A bridge loan mortgage Vancouver is utilized for significant life occurrences such as divorce, loss of work or change of job, moving or waiting for the next real estate transaction to occur.

Which Company Provides Bridge Loans in Vancouver?

In Vancouver there are specialty mortgage lenders referred to as monoline or single-purpose lenders who provide bridge financing. In most of the large banks, bridge loans are not available or you are likely to get a raw deal.

Borrowing Capacity & Term of the Loan

Ordinarily, you can secure a home equity loan up to 80 percent of your home’s value. Terms are usually for 6 months to 2 years. They are riskier for lenders than conventional mortgages and as such are accompanied by higher interest rates and closing costs.

Bridge financing can be a great choice if you require money prior to the sale of a house. If you feel like it is the right thing for you to do then approach a reputable monoline lender in Vancouver for further consultation.

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Mortgage Insurance in Canada

Mortgage insurance in Canada is a safeguard for lenders, ensuring they're protected if a borrower defaults on their mortgage. Typically required when a down payment is less than 20% of the home's purchase price, this insurance allows lenders to offer loans to a broader range of buyers. There are two main types: mortgage default insurance, mandatory for high-ratio mortgages, and mortgage life insurance, which covers the mortgage balance if the borrower dies, providing peace of mind for homeowners.

[alphamortgage]

Our expert mortgage brokers in Vancouver, Surrey, BC, offer unparalleled assistance in finding the best mortgage solutions for your needs. With extensive market knowledge and personalized service, we strive to secure the most favourable rates and terms. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or refinancing, trust Alpha Mortgage House Corp to make the process smooth and stress-free.

[rajansaggi]

Real estate activity continued to ease in August

Sales of existing homes continued to moderate in August following the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hikes in June and July.

Sales fell 4.1% from July and are now 10% below their pre-pandemic level, according to the latest monthly data from the Canadian Real Estate Association. Provincially, the largest drops were seen in British Columbia (-10.9%), Ontario (-6.2%) and Quebec (-4.9%).

Average home prices were also down 2.3% on a monthly basis to an average (not seasonally adjusted) price of $650,150.

However, the MLS Home Price Index, which accounts for seasonality and differences in property types, posted a slight 0.4% increase on both a monthly and annualized basis.

"August was the first full month of housing data following the Bank of Canada’s July rate hike, so a dip in activity was expected,” said Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s Senior Economist. “The demand is obviously still there, and it will be back, but as the housing affordability crisis re-emerges as a top policy issue, for now, the slowdown on the buyer side should help keep a lid on prices.”

Inventory on the rise

With sales slowing and listings returning to normal levels, supply and demand is “continuing to come into better balance,” noted CREA chair Larry Cerqua.

New listings rose 0.8% in the month, marking its fifth straight increase. This caused the sales-to-new-listings ratio to ease to 56.2%, CREA reported, down from 59% in July and the peak of 67.4% reached in April. Meanwhile, the months of inventory measure rose to 3.4 months, up from 3.2 months in July.

“Another sign of a loss of momentum in the real estate market is the proportion of listings cancelled during the month, which continues to rise, a sign that some sellers are discouraged by recent interest rate hikes, noted National Bank economist Daren King.

Strength in Alberta and Atlantic Canada

But the latest data also show that not all housing markets are the same. This is especially true of those in Alberta and the Atlantic provinces, where resales bucked the national trend by trending higher.

Sales were up primarily in Newfoundland and Labrador (+18%) and Alberta (+2.8%).

“Looking across the country, we’re now seeing some clear regional discrepancies after a period where most markets were moving largely in synch,” noted BMO economist Robert Kavcic, who pointed out that Calgary “remains the strongest market in Canada.”

A similar situation is unfolding in Atlantic Canada, where some markets are seeing prices back at their 2022 highs.

“What do these regions have in common? Relative affordability and net provincial migration inflows that are supplementing international immigration,” Kavcic wrote. “Translation: People are moving there because they can live affordably.”

Existing home sales data for September is expected to be released on October 16.

If you have any questions or would like to start the process of finding your ideal mortgage, please don't hesitate to reach out to Rajan Saggi.

Source Link - https://www.mortgagegroup.com/real-estate-activity-continued-to-ease-in-august/

[themoneysavvyblog]

Financial Planning Before Buying a Home

Becoming a homeowner is one of the most significant goals for many people. However, home ownership comes with a significant financial burden. For the majority of homeowners, the mortgage payments are their biggest outgoings each month. A large portion of a disposable income may go toward paying off the mortgage. If you want to make the most significant investment most people ever make count,…

[brokerbrooke]

Website: https://www.brookeshelley.ca/

Address: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I'm an independent mortgage broker with Mortgage Architects, A Better Way with over 11 years of experience in the mortgage industry. Having previous experience as a Senior Underwriter for two major lenders (MCAP & RMG Mortgages) has given me the expertise to structure your mortgage appropriately for a quick and easy approval. Born and raised in Edmonton, AB, I have also spent a few years teaching abroad in Shanghai, China, where I adopted my lovely rescue cat, Hui & picked up conversational Mandarin. When I'm not busy helping my clients find out their best mortgage solutions, I love to run, row and read.

As a mortgage broker, I work directly for YOU, not the bank. It is my job to negotiate on behalf of my clients in order to obtain the best solution for your specific situation.

When the banks say NO, I say yes. I have exclusive access to several lenders in the mortgage space, including alternative lending, and will find the best solution for you.

I am specialized in all transactions, including purchases, refinancing for debt consolidation and to lower monthly payments as well as renewals/transfers.

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Dominion Lending Centres

Category: Mortgage Agent

Address: 1200 W 73rd Ave #600, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5, Canada

Phone: 12368808774 Email:  Raj.singh@cleartrust.ca

Website: https://rajsinghmortgages.ca

Description: There are generally two ways to get a mortgage in Canada: From a bank or from a licensed mortgage professional. While a bank only offers the products from their particular institution, licensed mortgage professionals send millions of dollars in mortgage business each year to Canada's largest banks, credit unions, trust companies, and financial institutions; offering their clients more choice, and access to hundreds of mortgage products! As a result, clients benefit from the trust, confidence, and security of knowing they are getting the best mortgage for their needs. Whether you're purchasing a home for the first time, taking out equity from your home for investment or pleasure, or your current mortgage is simply up for renewal, it's important that you are making an educated buying decision with professional unbiased advice.

[hoeterra]

have you always lived in utah? ☺️

Yeppp grew up in a rural suburb that’s not really rural anymore moved to SLC for school and I’m still here

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A new report is shedding some light on just how far out of reach home ownership has become in Vancouver.

According to Statistics Canada, the median household income is $86,000 a year.

The report from Rates.ca states that under the current rules, the average family would qualify for an uninsured mortgage of just more than $400,000.

However, the median home price in Vancouver is $1.2 million — or 195 per cent more than they could afford.

“What we’re coming to see now is that a larger group of people are entangled in this housing world, because it is regular homeowners who have made a range of decisions in our lives that have fuelled this housing system to continue to drive home prices above our earnings,” Paul Kershaw with Generation Squeeze told Global News.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[gurniksingh]

Your Trusted Mortgage Broker in Vancouver

Navigating Vancouver's housing market is easier with an experienced mortgage broker by your side. We specialize in finding tailored mortgage solutions that suit your financial needs, whether you're a first-time buyer or looking to refinance. With our deep market knowledge and strong lender connections, we secure the best rates and terms for you. Trust a top mortgage broker in Vancouver to guide you through every step of your home financing journey.

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The Role of a Mortgage Advisor in Navigating the Home Buying Process

Find out how a mortgage advisor can help you secure the right mortgage and streamline your home buying journey with expert advice and support.

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

What about the rumored Russian-Chinese ties that H & M have and that these lawsuits, statements etc. against journalists/journalism, governments/heads of states, royalty/monarch and so on???? I feel like they are doing their bidding to degrade western countries’ stability, reputation, democracy etc.

I think you've been reading too many spy novels, anon.

I personally am not aware of them having Chinese ties. If you've heard something, please share so I can review it.

I know there are a few claims for Russian ties (the Vancouver house, the Montecito house, and their mortgage) but that's really it. That's not a whole lot to go on, and it's really not a lot to be concerned about. You don't need to be concerned until they're having dinners with Russian billionaires or traveling on/being sponsored by Chinese businessmen.

They're still wining and dining Hollywood execs. It's fine.

Their lawsuits and statements aren't affecting the press, government, and monarch as much as you think they are. Most of the damage is being reflected back on the Sussexes themselves as their constant barrage of criticism is causing people to feel sympathy for those institutions. The Sussexes are only hurting themselves. Yes, sometimes, they land an effective hit but that's rare. They've lost a lot of punch over the last 4 years because they overplay their hand so much that it's plainly evident to everyone with two feet on the ground and a head out of the clouds: they're acting out because they aren't getting what they want.

I appreciate that you might have concerns and you might be worried, but they're unfounded. It's not time to worry yet. They do not have Russian or Chinese backers. They are not undermining faith or trust in institutions - they might be attacking institutions, but they're like Stormtroopers. They miss their target more than they hit it.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

New Rule: Whoa, Canada | Real Time with Bill Maher

And finally, New Rule. If we want to save our country, we should follow the advice good liberals have given for decades and learn from other countries.

Especially those beacons of progressivism like Canada, England, and Scandinavia, and I agree we should, as long as we're honest about the lessons we're learning. And as long as we're up to date on the current data. Such as, the unemployment rate in the US is 3.8 percent. And in Canada, it's 6.1. And of the 15 North American cities with the worst air pollution, 14 are in Canada.

I'm not citing these stats because I have it out for Canada. I love Canada, and its people, and always have, but I hate zombie lies. Zombie lies. That's when things change but what people say about them doesn't. Yes, for decades, places like Vancouver, and Amsterdam, and Stockholm seemed idyllic, because everything was free and all the energy we needed was produced by riding a bike to your job at the windmill. Canada was where all the treasured goals of liberalism worked perfectly. It was like NPR come to life but with poutine.

Canada was the Statue of Liberty with a low-maintenance haircut and cross-country skis. A giant idealized blue state with single-payer health care, gun control, and abortion on polite demand. Canada was where every woke White college kid, wearing pajama pants outdoors who'd had it up to here with America's racist patriarchy, dreamt of living someday. I mean, besides Gaza.

There's only one problem with thinking everything's better in Canada. It's not. Not anymore anyway. Last year, Canada added 1.3 million people, which is a lot in one year. The equivalent of the US adding 11 million migrants in one year. And now, they are experiencing a housing crisis even worse than ours. And we're sleeping in tents. The median price of a home here is 346 grand, in Canada, converted to US dollars, it's 487. If Barbie moved to Winnipeg, she wouldn't be able to afford her dream house and Ken would be working at Tim Hortons. And because of mortgage debt, Canada has the highest debt to GDP ratio of any G7 nation. I don't know what that means, but it sounds bad.

So does their vaunted health care system, which ranks dead last among high income countries in access to primary health care and ability to see a doctor in a day or two. And it's not for lack of spending. Of the 30 countries with universal coverage, Canada spends over 13 percent of its economy on it, which is a lot of money for free health care.

Look, I'm not saying Canada still isn't a great country. It is, but those aren't paradise numbers. If Canada was an apartment, the lead feature might be "America adjacent." And if America was a rental car, Canada would be "America or similar."

And again, honestly, Canada, I'm not saying any of this 'cause I enjoy it. I don't, 'cause I've always enjoyed you. But I need to cite you as a cautionary tale to help my country. And the moral of that tale is, "Yes, you can move too far left." And when you do, you wind up pushing the people in the middle to the right. At its worst, Canada is what American voters think happens when there's no one putting a check on extreme wokeness.

Like the saga of Canadian shop teacher, Kayla Lemieux, whose pronouns are she/her and those. Kayla is now back to being a guy named Kerry, but two years ago when "they" showed up to teach children, the progressive high school "they" taught at said that they-- They, the school, not the person. Really? You couldn't have found another word? We were using that one. Anyway, okay. They were committed to a safe environment for gender expression. Safe for who? What about the children? What about the equipment in that shop class?

You know, there was once a weirdo D-list movie producer in the '60s named Russ Meyer who made low-budget B movies like Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! And Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Always featuring women who look like this. His movies played in porn houses and were featured in Hustler and Playboy. Okay, fine, but who says, "No, when it comes to huge, ridiculous tits, let's save that for the kids."

And this is why people vote for Trump. They say in politics, liberals are the gas pedal and conservatives are the brakes, and I'm generally with the gas pedal, but not if we're driving off a cliff.

On the trans issue, America is no ands, ifs, or buts about it, absolutely alone in the world now. An outlier country. Last month, England's National Health Service announced that there's "not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness" of puberty blockers for third graders, and that they were going to stop fumbling around with children's privates, because that's Prince Andrew's job.

So too with all the other good place countries in direct opposition to America's choice to affirm children's wishes on switching gender, no matter the age or psychiatric history. The Far Left, which always like to use, "Well, Europe does it." Yeah, no, that doesn't work on this one anymore.

Or on immigration. Sweden opened its borders to over a million and a half immigrants since 2010. And now 20 percent of its citizens are foreign-born and its education system is tanking, and it has Europe's highest rate of gangland killings. And one result is that the far-right parties are in the government now there for the first time.

To which liberals say, "Blaming immigrants for the rising crime rate is racist." Yeah, but is it true? Of course, it's true. It's not a coincidence. The quality of life went down after the Somali gangs started a drug turf war using hand grenades.

Calling it "racist" doesn't solve the problem. It hands future elections to someone who will solve the problem, and who, I promise, you're not going to like.

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For the record, I've said literally all of this, including making the comparison of flying off a cliff if you rely entirely on the gas pedal. Just saying.

When Trump takes office again, and he will, people will act stunned and ask, "how could this have ever happened?"

[rajansaggi]

Unravelling the benefits of choosing a mortgage broker

One of the first big decisions prospective homebuyers face is how they plan to obtain their mortgage. Should they work with their bank, go direct-to-lender or choose a mortgage broker? 

As a mortgage professional, you can probably assume the option I would recommend. But below I would like to explain the reasons why working with a mortgage broker is the smart choice, particularly in today’s challenging and complicated market. 

One of the biggest benefits is the expertise we bring to the table to help you navigate the host of new programs and restrictions introduced by government and regulators in recent years. As the head of Ontario’s financial regulator said earlier this year: “We’re in interesting times right now. It’s never been more complicated to be a homeowner… And that’s why mortgage brokering is just so important.”As a homebuyer, you need to be aware of not only the latest mortgage regulations, but also government programs and laws that could impact–or benefit–your purchase. Some examples include the First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit, the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive, the federal foreign buyer ban or the vacant home taxes now in force in select cities. By working with me, I can take away the worry and stress of having to keep up with these ever-changing policies. Of course, there are many other reasons to work with a broker. One is gaining access to our wide network of lenders, including banks, credit unions, mortgage finance companies and even private lenders. This allows us to compare multiple loan products, negotiate competitive interest rates, and secure favourable terms for our clients. By exploring various lending options, we can often find deals that may not be readily available to all borrowers, helping to ensure you get a mortgage tailored to your specific needs and financial situation.Our services also aren’t restricted to purchases for primary residences. If you’re an existing borrower and have an upcoming renewal, I can provide valuable strategies to optimize your financial situation. As brokers, we analyze market conditions, interest rate trends and our clients’ evolving needs to recommend the most suitable mortgage options. I’m also happy to help if you’re considering purchasing a second home or investment property. My job involves guiding clients through the specific requirements and financing options available for these transactions, ensuring a smooth investment journey.Finally, as brokers we rely on strong referral networks built through trust and professionalism. We work closely with real estate agents, financial advisors and other industry professionals, and are happy to connect you with these trusted individuals as the need arises during your homebuying experience.As you can see, there are many ways in which I can provide you with unparalleled benefits and personalized attention, guiding you every step of the way to ensure you make informed decisions and secure the best mortgage that aligns with your financial goals.

If you have any questions or would like to start the process of finding your ideal mortgage, please don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to being a part of your homeownership success story!

[millenniallust4death]

I live in a small town (actually a village) in SW Ontario that is still mostly closed due to a toxic gas explosion. I live right on the very edge of the blast zone and experts hired by the province can't say for sure why the explosion occurred or if it will happen again. Thoughts and prayers, etc.

The house across the street from my mom's house is listed at $550K. For a house in a tiny town that doesn't even have a grocery store and could explode again. Unless you are employed in one of the commercial fisheries, there aren't any jobs here. So, you are looking at least a 90 minute commute to a city (or longer due to traffic and construction).

Before people from Vancouver start replying about how inexpensive $550K is for housing, go back and read the beginning of the post about how I live in a town where the downtown was wiped out by a toxic gas explosion. This means that it's difficult and expensive for home buyers to get insurance; no insurance means no mortgage. And the insurance companies did everything they could to dodge responsibility for the homes/businesses destroyed/damaged in the first explosion. In the future, you might be unhoused AND paying for a house you can't live in (assuming you don't die in the next explosion). It's wild.