Choosing a mortgage is an vital choice. What questions should you question your lender before signing on the dotted line? What is the current prime interest rate? This will tell you what the prime rate is and from there you will be able to determine a trend in the interest rates based on a few [...]

Contrary to well loved belief, terrible credit mortgage loans still exist. But, they can be more hard to obtain. Mortgages for those without excellent credit scores can be more expensive and entail varied terms. If you have terrible credit, then it becomes even more vital to shop effectively for your mortgage. Mortgages all have stated [...]

When you choose to buy a house, you will be faced with the vital choice of securing a mortgage. One of the options you will be given at your financial institution is an adjustable rate mortgage, commonly known as ARM mortgages. An ARM mortgage is just as its name implies – a term mortgage with [...]

Looking to refinance? Question yourself these four crucial questions.
Q: We want to refinance our home loan. We are at 5.75 percent and might be able to get 4.85 percent on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage. We would save $87 to $104 per month, and we are thinking about adding extra money each month to pay off [...]

BMO Offers Canadians Lowest Five-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage with no transfer-in fees
BMO Bank of Montreal’s new five-year fixed rate mortgage is available to all Canadians with the lowest rate at 3.75 per cent. Whether you are a first time home buyer or want to switch your mortgage with no transfer-in fees, BMO provides clarity to [...]

What is Home Equity?
Your home equity is the appraised value remaining in your home after you subtract the remaining balance you owe on your existing home mortgage(s). It can be thought of as the part of the home you really own instead of the bank: the part you’ve paid for so far.
It isn’t [...]

When you go shopping for a house there are many vital decisions to make. Not only do you have to find that perfect house that you want to live in for years and years, but you have huge decisions to make at your financial institution as well. Before you go to yourlender, arm yourself with [...]

There are several types of mortgages offered by lenders in the market. The most common of these types is fixed rate mortgages. Fixed rate mortgage loans are characterized by fixed rates and monthly payments that are generally for a 15-year and 30-year periods. Fixed rate mortgages are well loved in the consumer market because of [...]

Mortgages: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falls farther below 5%
Mortgage rates fall again this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropping to an average 4.93%, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming rates.

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I’m about to renew my mortgage and am looking into various options. Given the current economic climate and the fact that interest rates have been incredibly low over the past year or so, I’m wondering whether a fixed-rate mortgage option is better than a tracker rate. Fixed-rates are higher but will protect me [...]