9 Apr

Top 5 Things To Consider When Building Your New Home

General

Posted by: Cory Kline

Building a new home – It’s something that many couples dream of. It can be an exciting, stressful, joyful, crazy time period that many walk away from saying “never again” or “bring on the next one!” We scoured the internet and sorted through our own experiences to bring you the Top 5 things to consider […]

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29 Mar

The Most Important Question This Spring

Mortgage Tips

Posted by: Cory Kline

Short Version: The most important question a home-seller must ask their Broker or their banker this Spring: ‘Do I QUALIFY to port my mortgage?’ You must re-qualify to port your mortgage to a new property, and you must re-qualify under stringent new rules. How stringent? READ MORE

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21 Mar

Dr. Sherry Cooper “A More Hawkish Fed Was Expected”

General

Posted by: Cory Kline

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met this week for the first time under the chairmanship of Jerome Powell. In a unanimous decision, the Committee hiked the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent. Unlike the Bank of Canada, which has a single objective of targeting […]

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19 Mar

What is a Monoline Lender?

General

Posted by: Cory Kline

What usually follows once someone hears the term “Monoline Lender” for the first time is a feeling of suspicion and lack of trust. It’s understandable, I mean why is this “bank” you’ve never heard of willing to loan you money when you’ve never banked with them before? In an effort to help you see the […]

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8 Mar

MARCH BREAK: TOP 10

General

Posted by: Cory Kline

Top 10 things to do in the Barrie Area on the March Break… #1: Animals On The Loose, Meet Selma the 8 foot giraffe and children under 12 can take an animal ride. Georgian Mall Website: Animalsontheloose.ca or Facebook.com/AnimalsOnTheLooseInc #2: Georgian Mall Character Meet and Greet 11am-2pm Paw Patrol, Shimmer or Shine, Ninja Turtles, Dora!! […]

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8 Feb

5 Home Purchase Closing Costs

Mortgage Tips

Posted by: Cory Kline

When you purchase your home, there are 5 additional costs to account for. They include: • Home Fire Insurance • Title Insurance • Legal Fees • Adjustments • Land Transfer Tax Here’s an overview of what you can expect. Home and Fire Insurance. Mortgage lenders will require a certificate of fire insurance to be in […]

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16 Jan

December Homes Sales Surged In Advance of New Mortgage Rules

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Posted by: Cory Kline

The January 1 implementation of the new OSFI B-20 regulations requires that uninsured mortgage borrowers be stress-tested at a mortgage rate 200 basis points above the contract rate at federally regulated financial institutions. It is no surprise that home sales rose in advance of the new ruling in November and December. Even so, activity remains […]

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15 Dec

New Mortgage Rules Coming Jan 1 Boost November Home Sales

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Posted by: Cory Kline

So here we are in the lead-up to the January 1 implementation of the new OSFI B-20 regulations requiring that uninsured borrowers be stress-tested at a mortgage rate 200 basis points above the contract rate at federally regulated financial institutions. It is no surprise that home sales rose in advance of the new ruling. Even […]

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14 Nov

Understanding how Bridge Financing works

Mortgage Tips

Posted by: Cory Kline

Sometimes in life, things don’t always go as planned. This could not be truer than in the world of Real Estate. For instance, let’s say that you have just sold your home and purchased a new home. The thought was to use the proceeds of the sale of your house as the down payment for […]

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